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[Q] Upside down boot image on stock Play 4G? Normal or no?

I just got my Play this afternoon and when I turned it on the Sony Ericsson logo flashed upside down for a second and then showed normally. Is that something that happens or is there something wrong with my phone? I dont notice any problems with it, its just kinda worrisome.
Also, I love the phone, so as long as it isnt affecting anything else I probably wont send it in. Im just curious if this is normal or has happened to anyone else. Like I said, everything is stock and it did this right out of the box from ATT. And it is not a refurb unit, its brand new.
Thanks for any replies.

This is probably due to corrupted boot animation. However, u can fix that if your phone is rooted by replacing the bootanimation.zip
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OR by reflashing which wont void your warranty if done through Sony Ericsson Pc Suite (go to update and then click repair when the option repairs to do so) or you can use Sony Ericsson Update Service

Awesome, thanks for the replies guys. I'll probably get into flashing roms and rooting after a while, I want to screenshot and I need root for that so it wont be long.

You dont need root for screenshots, Sony implemented this in. Version 2.3.4 , hold the power button to do this
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Nabeel_Nabs said:
You dont need root for screenshots, Sony implemented this in. Version 2.3.4 , hold the power button to do this
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I was thinking maybe they did since my LG Thrill had the feature, I tried home and lock and home and back and just figured it wasnt in the build. Thanks for the info, Im learning all over the place today!

[Q] Bricked Xperia S?

So yesterday i tried to flash a new kernel (nova kernel) using cwm and after attempting to reboot, all i felt was a vibration and then nothing happened. Is my xperia s bricked? and if so is there anything i can do?
What works:
1. Able to hold power button and feel the single vibration; however, the screen remains blank after that.
2. Able to soft reset and hard reset but it does nothing
3. Able to connect to pc in flash/fastboot mode
4. Able to flash kernels and firmware (flashed full stock .55 and wiped everything, still no progress)
What doesn't work:
1. Screen will not turn on no matter what i do
2. Phone will not charge (no led, no screen)
3. CANNOT ENTER CWM!
Any help is appreciated.

Sounds almost like you're battery is dead toss it on the charger in a situation like this it can take up to 5 hours for the phone to boot.
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thanitos said:
Sounds almost like you're battery is dead toss it on the charger in a situation like this it can take up to 5 hours for the phone to boot.
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that could be it...but i doubt it because when i flashed the kernel it was about 98% battery and i haven't been able to turn on the phone since. that plus i've left the phone charging for 8 hours last night, which ended again with no led and no screen...
i'll keep it plugged in though and see if anything happens

So does full ftf file with flashtool flash ok?
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Ben36 said:
So does full ftf file with flashtool flash ok?
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yeah, but after flashing i still can't boot. i can hold the power button and feel the vibration, but the screen remains off (no splash screen, no nothing)

Well I'm out of ideas ik a hard reset is suppose to be like taking out the battery but maybe it just needs to die
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disc0nnector said:
yeah, but after flashing i still can't boot. i can hold the power button and feel the vibration, but the screen remains off (no splash screen, no nothing)
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After you try to boot do you get any screen response? Like backlight or a quick blink. After turning on with no screen, does the pc recognize as usb drive or mtp device? I was just thinking maybe screen failure.
~Jaramie
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ToledoJab said:
After you try to boot do you get any screen response? Like backlight or a quick blink. After turning on with no screen, does the pc recognize as usb drive or mtp device? I was just thinking maybe screen failure.
~Jaramie
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when i try to boot, i only get the one vibration that signals the phone has turned on (or in my case attempted to turn on). i can keep pressing and holding the power button multiple times consecutively and still get the same result. it's like the phone turns on and then shuts down immediately.
i only get led notifications when i connect to the computer in fastboot or flash mode, other than that i get nothing.

Try reading through this ion softbrick recovery thread. There are tricks in the OP that users reported work.
~Jaramie
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ToledoJab said:
Try reading through this ion softbrick recovery thread. There are tricks in the OP that users reported work.
~Jaramie
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looked at that thread, nothing works. closest i came to something was plugging the phone into the wall for a while until the red led came on, but then it just turns off after 2-3 hours and i'm back to square one

Some have had to leave it plugged into charger for days. Then got green led, flashed and it started.
This is just one way these phones act goofy during soft brick. You just have to be patient, as all who have recovered have said.
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Well great news phone is back and running great
I had it plugged in for about 18 hours then the Red light came on.
24+ hours later the Red light was off. So I tried to flash, nothing. It was just a wasted attempted and I nothing happened.
Plugged it back in, ~2 hours later the Green light came on and I could press Power to have the Battery Screen come on.
Flashed it and it worked! Thanks for the support!
I'm not sure why the Red light went off. I'm thinking maybe the cord was bumped and the charger wasn't plugged in all the way?
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Good luck
~Jaramie
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ToledoJab said:
Some have had to leave it plugged into charger for days. Then got green led, flashed and it started.
This is just one way these phones act goofy during soft brick. You just have to be patient, as all who have recovered have said.
Good luck
~Jaramie
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that's crazy,,,i don't think i'll have the patience to do that lol...
i've left it in for 13 hours, but still only the red led though. i'll keep it going and see what happens though

Maybe you should flash your xperia back to the stock ROM. You can do that using the official Sony flashtool: http://developer.sonymobile.com/201...ocked-xperia-smartphones-video-beta-download/ . Just watch the video and (hopefully) you will understand everything. After flashing back to stock ROM you can decide what you want to do with your phone afterwards
Hopefully this solves your problem!
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xJokerz said:
Maybe you should flash your xperia back to the stock ROM. You can do that using the official Sony flashtool: http://developer.sonymobile.com/201...ocked-xperia-smartphones-video-beta-download/ . Just watch the video and (hopefully) you will understand everything. After flashing back to stock ROM you can decide what you want to do with your phone afterwards
Hopefully this solves your problem!
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as stated in the op, i've already attempted this with no luck. it flashes but it won't boot, the screen won't even light up let alone show a sony logo

update - 19 hours so far...still only the red led!
really hope i don't have a $400 paperweight now...

disc0nnector said:
update - 19 hours so far...still only the red led!
really hope i don't have a $400 paperweight now...
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I know this is difficult, but I have never read of anyone NOT recovering their phone.
If it helps their are others in similar situations
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35262472
~Jaramie
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I know this is difficult, but I have never read of anyone NOT recovering their phone.
If it helps their are others in similar situations
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35262472
~Jaramie
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i tried one of the posted solutions, but in doing so i find that i can't even enter into fastboot/flash mode anymore, and i can't soft or hard reset. i only get the solid red led now when plugging into anything (pc, charger) and the phone is unresponsive to any of the buttons.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1836219
i have this exact same problem in this thread, the highlight being that the screen doesn't turn on at all, while others have been able to get to the sony logo.
it seems that everyone that has this exact problem has not gotten any solution yet.

I have exactly the same issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032017
SAT told me that the phone has been modificated and they didn¨t repair.
I think thas the phone doesnt charge the battery, and this may be the problema, who knows...I have a brink above my papers..

basafre said:
I have exactly the same issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032017
SAT told me that the phone has been modificated and they didn¨t repair.
I think thas the phone doesnt charge the battery, and this may be the problema, who knows...I have a brink above my papers..
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exactly, the other problem is that sus and pc companion both won't repair the phone because the bootloader is unlocked.
i've flashed the relock bootloader ftf and it still says the same thing which is weird.
UPDATE - 46 hours and still only the red led!

Xperia Ion soft/hard bricked using Font Installer

My Xperia Ion has unlocked bootloader and installed this kernel.
I have used the Font Installer and installed an incompatible font and the phone restarted after it and went into bootloop (only sony and xperia logos were showing and the phone was restarting all the time...)
The first thing I did was soft reset (up+power for 5 seconds) but nothing changed so i did hard reset and the phone got bricked after with no led and vibrations, unable to connect to pc...
I put it into wall charger over night but nothing changed only there is the red led flashing when connected to the charger/PC ( 5 seconds red led, then 20 seconds no led and again and again)
I have tried Flashtool, PPC, fastboot and all the button combinations while connected to PC but nothing works, the phone is completely dead...
Does anybody know how to fix this issue?

Can you dissemble it? If it is decemble it and disconnect battery cable from motherboard and re connect it. After that try to connect to flashtool and flash stock firmware.
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pharix said:
Can you dissemble it? If it is decemble it and disconnect battery cable from motherboard and re connect it. After that try to connect to flashtool and flash stock firmware.
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I have opened the phone but am too afraid to go further. Have you yourself done it before? Is disconnecting of the battery the only way how to fix it?

I don't know is there is another way. I just telling you about my experience. I did it quite many times.
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pharix said:
I don't know is there is another way. I just telling you about my experience. I did it quite many times.
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Please can you tell me how to do so? I have removed the inner plastic cover already, I have uploaded a pic... Can you tell me how can I unplug the battery from the motherboard?
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OK, I have figured it out myself, just unpluged the small curved cable with the white end coming from the battery and reconnected after few minutes... It seems the phone is now charging

boot loop due to incompatible font
installed a incompatible font installed with ifont it is in boot loop
what to do?
locked bootloader
but rooted with doomlord easy rooting toolkit r17
jelly bean 6.2.B.0.211
xperia ion LT28h
plzzzz help........

frostitomik said:
Please can you tell me how to do so? I have removed the inner plastic cover already, I have uploaded a pic... Can you tell me how can I unplug the battery from the motherboard?
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OK, I have figured it out myself, just unpluged the small curved cable with the white end coming from the battery and reconnected after few minutes... It seems the phone is now charging
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So, did it work, I mean unplugging the battery and putting it back??
II'm in the same position as you were, and so desperate abt it..

Im having the same problem
this happened to me aswell i installed a font and rebooted it without checking which ones were the defaults or not and it gave me a boot loop im desperate a swell.

Someone pls help me, stuck in bootloop xperiaZL

Im really in a panic now, I bought my phone last month, and just yesterday i had this problem, my network signal is suddenly disappearing and it will come back up again and then it repeats itself, until the next day, it gotten worst. i lost my newtwork signal and everytime i open my phone sometime it restarts, and says android ssystem process not responding, i tried to factory reset it but it wont let me, so i searched and i read that i should repair ir thru pc companion, so i did do it. then when the time finally came i opened my phone expecting that it would be fixed, but guess what, it just gotten worst, now its stuck in boot loop. i dont even know how that happen, now i cant shut it down, and its really over heating, please help me i dont know what to do anymore and im panicking.
my phone is xperia zl, its on stock. i just updated it thru wifi thru xperia update. pls someone help me. im from philippines, if some pinoy can read this please text me also 09439129912 thanks thanks!

serec said:
Im really in a panic now, I bought my phone last month, and just yesterday i had this problem, my network signal is suddenly disappearing and it will come back up again and then it repeats itself, until the next day, it gotten worst. i lost my newtwork signal and everytime i open my phone sometime it restarts, and says android ssystem process not responding, i tried to factory reset it but it wont let me, so i searched and i read that i should repair ir thru pc companion, so i did do it. then when the time finally came i opened my phone expecting that it would be fixed, but guess what, it just gotten worst, now its stuck in boot loop. i dont even know how that happen, now i cant shut it down, and its really over heating, please help me i dont know what to do anymore and im panicking.
my phone is xperia zl, its on stock. i just updated it thru wifi thru xperia update. pls someone help me. im from philippines, if some pinoy can read this please text me also 09439129912 thanks thanks!
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Dont worry....you should restore your phone using Sony Ericsson update service (seus)....using your computer...its not the same as pc companion...you can search it kn google...that will restore your phone...
To shut your phone up, in the sim card tray in the back, you should see a yellow button...push it and wait for about 10 second...first one will vibrate once, and the phone is off but wait until the next vibrate...it will vibrate twice...than the phone will off...
After that charge your phone before restoring...dont restart it, just let it charge..try it and report your progress...
I hope this help..
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THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THE HELP, ill try it now and ill post later if it fixed it, i hope itll get fixed.
i finally got it to shut down. now ill try the seus thingy. thanks a lot

Am i doing the right thing? i downloaded the seus then i chose my phone xperia zl and connected it and then its downloading software something the size of 730mb, isnt that the same like the pc companion?

serec said:
Am i doing the right thing? i downloaded the seus then i chose my phone xperia zl and connected it and then its downloading software something the size of 730mb, isnt that the same like the pc companion?
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Yes, just restore it like it says in the SEUS....but remember to you must have at least 80% battery before restore it...just do what it ltells...
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okay thanks, ill update you when its done, i hope itll get fixed.

its still not working. now it says process system isnt responding. do you want to close it?

serec said:
its still not working. now it says process system isnt responding. do you want to close it?
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Is the message happen after the restore...
Try rebooting again and if the message appear again, just close it...can you tell any weird activities in the phone...
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Yes it happened after the restore. It boots up. And sometimes im stuck at the lock screen then that message will appear. Then itll hang and restart.
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Sorry for double posting
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serec said:
Yes it happened after the restore. It boots up. And sometimes im stuck at the lock screen then that message will appear. Then itll hang and restart.
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Hm, that's weird...if you have restore it should be ok...and why your baseband is unknown...
what is your firmware number...? is it .244 or .67...

Im also wondering why its unknown. I think its 267 or 67 something like that. Thats what appeared on pc companion and seus
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Everytime i click on anything i get random errors and asking me if i want to close it or wait for it. So practically i cant get anywhere. Its gonna hang and restart. And all my aps are missing not even a single one is visible
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Can you try this,
1.Try to reboot at least 5 times
2.When in airplane mode switch between 2G-3G-4G-2G then turn on airplane, turn off, reboot, turn on airplane.
3.Switch ON airplane mode, reboot, switch airplane mode OFF, reboot
If these method does not work, can you try to downgrade your firmware to .244.....do you know how to flash with flashtool...?

I dont know anything about flashing. But ive read flashing would fix this. Btw my phone came from indonesia. But im from Philippines. Tomorrow ill bring it to sony service center. I cant switch on airplane mode and switch to 2g or 3g coz when o click anything on settings an error will appear and then itll hang and restart. And sometimes even if i just open it itll hang without me even touching it.
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serec said:
I dont know anything about flashing. But ive read flashing would fix this. Btw my phone came from indonesia. But im from Philippines. Tomorrow ill bring it to sony service center. I cant switch on airplane mode and switch to 2g or 3g coz when o click anything on settings an error will appear and then itll hang and restart. And sometimes even if i just open it itll hang without me even touching it.
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If you don't want to try flashing, maybe that is the safest way...if you have warranty, maybe that's reasonable...
Best luck for you....
Press THANKS if I help a bit..

[Q] Sony Xperia T2 Ultra Dual Charging Problem

i recently got a T2 Ultra Dual and whenever i try to charge (either with Data Cable or wall charger), it start showing the start up guide and screen brightness goes to full and mobile data, bluetooth and NFC starts automatically but one thing that it doesn't do is charging the phone itself. It keeps doing the same in a loop (which is annoying and battery consuming, which you can't charge). Does any one have any solution to this problem???? please help..:crying::crying:

shubhamanand141 said:
i recently got a T2 Ultra Dual and whenever i try to charge (either with Data Cable or wall charger), it start showing the start up guide and screen brightness goes to full and mobile data, bluetooth and NFC starts automatically but one thing that it doesn't do is charging the phone itself. It keeps doing the same in a loop (which is annoying and battery consuming, which you can't charge). Does any one have any solution to this problem???? please help..:crying::crying:
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Maybe flashing the phone will solve the problem..

Chena_22 said:
Maybe flashing the phone will solve the problem..
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Flashing what??? New Firmware??? it already has the latest one (Updated from sony update center). Now what am i suppose to do or is there any custom or modified tested ROM that can help????

shubhamanand141 said:
i recently got a T2 Ultra Dual and whenever i try to charge (either with Data Cable or wall charger), it start showing the start up guide and screen brightness goes to full and mobile data, bluetooth and NFC starts automatically but one thing that it doesn't do is charging the phone itself. It keeps doing the same in a loop (which is annoying and battery consuming, which you can't charge). Does any one have any solution to this problem???? please help..:crying::crying:
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Well i have had a similar issue with my T2 Ultra....Not exactly the same but when i used to plug the USB in...phone wont charge while its turned on......and when i wud switch it off it wud show me discharging status........What i have figured out in my case were 2 things... Most likely it has to be the USB driver cuz it happened to me twice and both the times my laptop was going through an Update.......after finishing the update and restarting the laptop....everything went smooth. Secondly i googled about this issue and i read somewhere that its cause cuz of the USB pin (inside the USB slot in the phone) bends slightly down so cant connect properly...so i moved it to the center with the help of a flat headed screwdriver. I am not sure it would work for you but its worth giving a shot.

shubhamanand141 said:
Flashing what??? New Firmware??? it already has the latest one (Updated from sony update center). Now what am i suppose to do or is there any custom or modified tested ROM that can help????
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Yeah flashing new firmware,if yours is the latest one try to re-instal it...
For now,there is no custom rom for our devices...they are still in developing progress...

Chena_22 said:
Yeah flashing new firmware,if yours is the latest one try to re-instal it...
For now,there is no custom rom for our devices...they are still in developing progress...
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Alright then.. So what should i do?? Can I root it?? Is there any root method available for latest firmware

shubhamanand141 said:
Alright then.. So what should i do?? Can I root it?? Is there any root method available for latest firmware
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Try ones from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2818948 but i haven't test it yet...even some users confirm that it works...

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Try ones from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2818948 but i haven't test it yet...even some users confirm that it works...
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Nah, no luck. Its so hard to get into fastboot and then flashmode. It goes into black screen. Don't know what to do next??? thinking about giving it back to sony and to get another phone, probably not T2 ultra

Haha.. It was just that demo mode was enabled in the phone. I didn't notice that.. Disabled demo mode and now it's working great...
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shubhamanand141 said:
Haha.. It was just that demo mode was enabled in the phone. I didn't notice that.. Disabled demo mode and now it's working great...
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Glad to know..

Same problem bro
Bukchoo said:
Well i have had a similar issue with my T2 Ultra....Not exactly the same but when i used to plug the USB in...phone wont charge while its turned on......and when i wud switch it off it wud show me discharging status........What i have figured out in my case were 2 things... Most likely it has to be the USB driver cuz it happened to me twice and both the times my laptop was going through an Update.......after finishing the update and restarting the laptop....everything went smooth. Secondly i googled about this issue and i read somewhere that its cause cuz of the USB pin (inside the USB slot in the phone) bends slightly down so cant connect properly...so i moved it to the center with the help of a flat headed screwdriver. I am not sure it would work for you but its worth giving a shot.
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My xperia T2 ultra has a same problem that you have said above then what you do to ur phone plz reply me