Sony's Powersave App for your ICS - Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go

Miss the powersaver app from 2.3? Me too, it had SO many more features than the 'extended battery mode' on ICS.
I put the app in system/app so that it will start with the phone (and changed the permissions) - if you just install it, if you restart the phone or touch extended battery mode then the powersave app disappears.
Any ideas or comments on this?
p.s. I just noticed that if you put the 2.3 Powersaver app in system/app with the correct permissions, then you can use this app WITH the 4.0 Extended Battery Mode app. So the 4.0 app will turn off data and wifi when the screen is off for a few mintues AND with the 2.3 app you can click turn on battery save mode when battery is less than 30% for example. Now this is proper battery management that we badly needed...
IMAGE: this is the normal 2.3 stock powersaver app, it's not new, but I notice it was not included in some of the 2012 ICS upgrades.
P.S. The com.sonyericsson files are only for Xperia S users that want to try to get it working. For all other Sony 2012 phones, you only need the powersaver app!!

SharpnShiny said:
Miss the powersaver app from 2.3? Me too, it had SO many more features than the 'extended battery mode' on ICS.
I put the app in system/app so that it will start with the phone (and changed the permissions) - if you just install it, if you restart the phone or touch extended battery mode then the powersave app disappears.
Any ideas or comments on this?
p.s. I just noticed that if you put the 2.3 Powersaver app in system/app with the correct permissions, then you can use this app WITH the 4.0 Extended Battery Mode app. So the 4.0 app will turn off data and wifi when the screen is off for a few mintues AND with the 2.3 app you can click turn on battery save mode when battery is less than 30% for example. Now this is proper battery management that we badly needed...
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Screenshot?????
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Could u please upload the extended battery app as well? I'd like to try it on my S. Thnx
Sent from the outer space, delivered by an android

donjamal said:
Could u please upload the extended battery app as well? I'd like to try it on my S. Thnx
Sent from the outer space, delivered by an android
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In the ICS system apps, it is not labelled as Extended battery like in the menu, so it could be either of these apps or both. Try them!

SharpnShiny said:
In the ICS system apps, it is not labelled as Extended battery like in the menu, so it could be either of these apps or both. Try them!
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thanks, i'll try these once i get home.

I've been testing the extended battery mode of ICS with powersaver of Gingerbread and I think combined they help make the phone's battery usable again. Before now I was struggling to get through a full day with this phone. :victory:

p.s. I noticed something only recently with the powersaver app, I thought it wasn't working. If you're using airplane mode, tapping the powersaver app buttons won't activate. You must have airplane mode off for it to work...:good:

SharpnShiny said:
In the ICS system apps, it is not labelled as Extended battery like in the menu, so it could be either of these apps or both. Try them!
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neither of them I believe. The powersavemodule APK is called "Overheat Control" and doesn't install. I'm running my SXS with stock 6.1.A.245 and I have the old style PowerSaver by default. Don't have any battery extenders...

borgsta said:
neither of them I believe. The powersavemodule APK is called "Overheat Control" and doesn't install. I'm running my SXS with stock 6.1.A.245 and I have the old style PowerSaver by default. Don't have any battery extenders...
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Hmm If I understand, you have the Xperia S on stock ICS, you have the usual Powersaver app and no Extended battery option in the power management menu? That's interesting ... on the Sola ICS, the Powersaver app was removed, and instead we have the 'extended battery' option which says it does two things only: turn off data and wifi when the screen is off for a few minutes.
Why they don't put both in the all the ICS software, I don't know. Combined, the two features work really well for me on my Sola. :victory:

You understand correctly!

SharpnShiny said:
Miss the powersaver app from 2.3? Me too, it had SO many more features than the 'extended battery mode' on ICS.
I put the app in system/app so that it will start with the phone (and changed the permissions) - if you just install it, if you restart the phone or touch extended battery mode then the powersave app disappears.
Any ideas or comments on this?
p.s. I just noticed that if you put the 2.3 Powersaver app in system/app with the correct permissions, then you can use this app WITH the 4.0 Extended Battery Mode app. So the 4.0 app will turn off data and wifi when the screen is off for a few mintues AND with the 2.3 app you can click turn on battery save mode when battery is less than 30% for example. Now this is proper battery management that we badly needed...
IMAGE: this is the normal 2.3 stock powersaver app, it's not new, but I notice it was not included in some of the 2012 ICS upgrades.
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I have a kind of a n00b question/problem here, hope you can give me some advice!
My phone:
Sony Xperia Go ST27i
Android release: 4.0.4 ICS
I've installed the power save app, but when I cycle the power off/on, the app disappears again. I guess this is most likely caused by the app isn't located in the "system/app" folder. I've tried to copy the installer into the system/app folder (using Total Commander), but I get an error message: "Error writing to target file! /system/app/SemcPowerSaver.apk!".
I would guess that this has something to do with permissions. I haven't rooted my device and I was wondering if this is required to get the app correctly installed? I've tried to change permissions both for the installer and the system/app directory, but in both cases I receive an error message. In the installer case it says something like: "...Operation not permitted - su call failed!" and in the system/app case: "... Read-only file system - su call failed!".
How do I get passed this point? Is rooting the only option and if this is the case, how do I do that or get started?
Another thing is, that the timed profile doesn't work always, but that's another problem... Let's go for one solution at a time!
I miss the power save app badly and it worked so well on GingerBread...
In advance, thank you!

Don't worry, in a thread that I set up, there is no such thing as noob questions! You can ask anything you like! :victory:
Yes that happened to me until I put the app in system/app. I think it might be a matter of root, yes. I think the only solution is to use root permissions. I noticed the app didn't work for me or disappeared after a reboot until I used the correct root permissions. Someone else might have a better idea, but that's as much as I know!
P.s. this app used with the 'power managment' in ICS is a great combination for boosting the battery life I find. I just don't know why Sony didn't leave this cool app in the upgrade! :good:

"Extended Standby Mode" is available in Xperia P ICS under Setting-> Power Management.
but i don't use it as it will disable wifi and data traffic so i won't be able to get messges through Watsapp.
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SharpnShiny said:
p.s. I just noticed that if you put the 2.3 Powersaver app in system/app with the correct permissions, then you can use this app WITH the 4.0 Extended Battery Mode app. So the 4.0 app will turn off data and wifi when the screen is off for a few mintues AND with the 2.3 app you can click turn on battery save mode when battery is less than 30% for example. Now this is proper battery management that we badly needed...
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which files do we nood to put in system/app and with what permissions???

sid.8491 said:
"Extended Standby Mode" is available in Xperia P ICS under Setting-> Power Management.
but i don't use it as it will disable wifi and data traffic so i won't be able to get messges through Watsapp.
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which files do we nood to put in system/app and with what permissions???
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That's true, if you're using your mobile internet it can be annoying when it cuts off because the screen is off for a few minutes!
You copy the app in the first post to system/app with permissions of:
x x
x
x

SharpnShiny said:
Don't worry, in a thread that I set up, there is no such thing as noob questions! You can ask anything you like! :victory:
Yes that happened to me until I put the app in system/app. I think it might be a matter of root, yes. I think the only solution is to use root permissions. I noticed the app didn't work for me or disappeared after a reboot until I used the correct root permissions. Someone else might have a better idea, but that's as much as I know!
P.s. this app used with the 'power managment' in ICS is a great combination for boosting the battery life I find. I just don't know why Sony didn't leave this cool app in the upgrade! :good:
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How do I get root access then?
Thx for the answer so far!

kviksand81 said:
How do I get root access then?
Thx for the answer so far!
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You are on ICS, right? Because this method only works for ICS!
You can get root via this thread (developed by Binary):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
You download a tiny file, I would put it on your desktop and extract the files (but keep for another time, e.g. if you restore your phone).
You need to do 3 things on your phone before you begin; go to settings/security and click on Unknown sources, then go to
settings/developer options and click on USB debugging, and finally, go to settings/xperia/connectivity and switch the USB connection mode to MSM.
Now click on the Run Me file that was extracted and click 1 when the black screen appears. About 10 seconds later the app Backup and Restore will appear and you click on the restore of 'root me' and your phone will reset, and be rooted!
It can sound tricky before you've done it, but once you've done it it's easy! :good:
Maybe you mean root access via an app? You need a file explorer like Astro Manager or ES File Explorer. Go to the settings of either app and make sure that root settings are all ticked, allowing you to modify things in your phone.

It doesn't work like how it works in gingerbread. When you turn on the low power saver, you are unable to turn on the power saver.
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I had the hope that this could work in the recent PA rom. It didn't :crying:

Permissions?
What is the correct permissions for this app?
Thanks in advance

this work Good??

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Battery Icon mod + power widgets bar for NEO from ARC [Rooted]

I have searched for battery icon mod and power widgets bar for stock rom and I have found some in Arc threads. I have tested some of them on new 2.3.4 firmware 4.0.2.A.0.42.
UPDATE:Users reported that Reboot mod is working. But after testing we know that battery statistics becomes weird after using reboot mod. Don't use reboot mod! Look at this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19625567&postcount=13
I have tested this battery icon mod without reboot mods:
C-Style v1
Original Arc
from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284651
Any of this battery icon mods (from kitchen, too) ERASED my google account settings (gmail) from phone! so I have recovered it from online google account backup.
Battery icons are stored in Framework-res.apk
UPDATE: Users reported that they haven't had this problem with erasing account. But be careful!
And I'm using this power widget bar:
Rover Blue Version Two
from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1292634
UPDATE! this is draining battery faster because of bug.
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I'm now using
Blue v1 widget notification bar from first thread.
Seems to be more battery friendly.
Power widget bars are stored in file systemui.apk. I haven't problem with erasing google account or other password from phone, when
I changed only systemui.apk.
UPDATE2:
And there are some nice power widgets for Arc, too. I have tried one called Small icons. It works on NEO. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295254
Be careful, it's not fully tested for longer time.
Always do backup of your rom with nandroid backup before modding!!!
All instructions you can find in their threads.
I'm not responsive for any damages to your phone!
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Update:
Best status bar mod IMHO is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392472
"you can choose which widget and change the order now"
credits goes to: sj8023ld
You can make your own battery icon for NEO with kichen on-line here: http://uot.dakra.lt/how_to/
I made one for me..I cannot upload it because it's not my work. I don't have rights for it.
Attention: After placing cooked file "framework-res.apk" from kitchen to phone it made it to forgets passwords for my Gmail and other accounts (twitter and facebook, too). It also changed my wallpaper to default which is stored in framework-res.apk.
Now I'm testing it.
thx : D perfect
Here are some nice power bar for Arc that may be working on NEO. I am now testing Small icons version from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295254
Seems working good on NEO
You can modify the widget, I should be in the status bar in flight mode as well!
Sorry it has been!
many thanks. battery icon and dropdown widget works with my neo with .42
i m using honeycomb battery iconc. so far no problem
Worked perfect with me.
I dind't had the problem with the erasing google account settings.
By the way, I have the reboot option working correctly.
I've used the HoneyComb battery icon and I'm running firmware v4.0.2.A.0.42.
My Neo is just getting where I want it eheh
littlezec said:
Worked perfect with me.
I dind't had the problem with the erasing google account settings.
By the way, I have the reboot option working correctly.
I've used the HoneyComb battery icon and I'm running firmware v4.0.2.A.0.42.
My Neo is just getting where I want it eheh
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Good to know that reboot option is working for you I will try it later...
I tried the C-Style v1 and the reboot option is working. Also, the google account data was not erased. I had my heart in my mouth when it took some time to boot the first time as I haven't unlocked my bootloader yet and don't have a custom recovery to backup from.
t3chg33k said:
I tried the C-Style v1 and the reboot option is working. Also, the google account data was not erased. I had my heart in my mouth when it took some time to boot the first time as I haven't unlocked my bootloader yet and don't have a custom recovery to backup from.
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thanks for reporting
I've tried the files with reboot options and it works with my Neo. I am using honeycomb style.
Yeah ... the first 'long' boot makes me nervous too.
No contacts gone issue so far. However, some home screen icons missing and need to be put back manually. The apps in the application screens being scattered. So I need to edit and move them according to my preferences. The home button light doesn't light up as expected, but that's negligible.
jeopardise said:
I've tried the files with reboot options and it works with my Neo. I am using honeycomb style.
Yeah ... the first 'long' boot makes me nervous too.
No contacts gone issue so far. However, some home screen icons missing and need to be put back manually. The apps in the application screens being scattered. So I need to edit and move them according to my preferences. The home button light doesn't light up as expected, but that's negligible.
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Author of Reboot mod says, that light of hardware button doesn't works.
However,when I using mod without reboot, I was using edited hwconfig.sh to disable this lights. I don't like it, because it's only drains battery.
After I have started using Reboot Mod from Arc, it shows this strange battery usage. Normally display drains battery strongest. Have anybody with reboot mod the same experience?
EDIT:
after I swap reboot mod to without reboot mod the statistics of battery usage returned to normal.
Please give some feedback.
here is screenshot:
Yeah your are right! now my display consumes power lower than Wifi itself! This isn't normal
jeopardise said:
Yeah your are right! now my display consumes power lower than Wifi itself! This isn't normal
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Try this: change to "without reboot mod", download from market "battery calibrator", charge to 100%, calibrate battery and restart phone. battery statistic could be normal now.
pawo99 said:
Try this: change to "without reboot mod", download from market "battery calibrator", charge to 100%, calibrate battery and restart phone. battery statistic could be normal now.
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I just restored my last working backup (which is mod without reboot).
Now it is working normal.
Thanks for the input ... didn't expect that to happen until you told us
hmm, where is DOWNLOAD?
phillixSE-W said:
hmm, where is DOWNLOAD?
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this is the best IMHO:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392472
So reboot on power menu mod makes battery statistics wrong ?
pawo99 said:
After I have started using Reboot Mod from Arc, it shows this strange battery usage. Normally display drains battery strongest. Have anybody with reboot mod the same experience?
EDIT:
after I swap reboot mod to without reboot mod the statistics of battery usage returned to normal.
Please give some feedback.
here is screenshot:
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so is this any harmful to the phone? cos I have an old cwm backup without reboot mod and replacing it back will erase some of my apps :/ is there any other way to remove reboot mod without using cwm backup ? ^_^
Thanks in advance
Thilina said:
So reboot on power menu mod makes battery statistics wrong ?
so is this any harmful to the phone? cos I have an old cwm backup without reboot mod and replacing it back will erase some of my apps :/ is there any other way to remove reboot mod without using cwm backup ? ^_^
Thanks in advance
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older mods created for ARC with reboot mod wasn't working good on neo.
but this reboot mod works fine : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392472

How to improve battery life guide for dummies

NEEDS ROOT!
With root explorer (or similiar apps) let's go in /system/app and rename the file "phone.apk" into "phone.apk.bak"
Now reboot G70 to stop the annoying popup about phone.apk crashing.
Enjoy longer battery life!
tapioco2000 said:
NEEDS ROOT!
With root explorer (or similiar apps) let's go in /system/app and rename the file "phone.apk" into "phone.apk.bak"
Now reboot G70 to stop the annoying popup about phone.apk crashing.
Enjoy longer battery life!
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I don't get it. Why does this improve your battery life, can you please explain?
hi.i have go power master installied.i renamed the phone.apk.i had 27 hours to go before the renaming and now i got 26hours :O
Rapydax said:
I don't get it. Why does this improve your battery life, can you please explain?
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cause you stop an always running process that drains battery, an unnecessary process, g70 is not a phone!
I've tested it on g70 and a wifi tablet and battery life is improved.
It's a reversible process, just rename the file again.
Just test it, no risk!
Rather than renaming the file you can just "freeze" it with system tuner pro.
Hey this leads to defection of the stock camera app. When I did this namechange to phone.apk.bak, the stock camera didn't respond and the camera view was totally black, like it was pointing towards something black (or too close to an object)
So re-renamed the phone.app.bak to phone.apk and now the camera works again.
exodus454 said:
Rather than renaming the file you can just "freeze" it with system tuner pro.
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i'm not sure system tuner pro works with phone apk, autostarts doesn't work with this file.
Rapydax said:
Hey this leads to defection of the stock camera app. When I did this namechange to phone.apk.bak, the stock camera didn't respond and the camera view was totally black, like it was pointing towards something black (or too close to an object)
So re-renamed the phone.app.bak to phone.apk and now the camera works again.
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you're right, i use camera zoom fx
Me too, but the video doesn't work as well then :S
I'm having a similar issue with removing the phone.apk file breaking the stock camera app.
I used Titanium Backup to remove the phone.apk a long time ago. Normally I use Camera Zoom FX, so I didn't notice that there was a problem until I tried to use it to take some video recently.
I would like to restore phone.apk, but it looks like I must have deleted my backup...Yes, I am an idiot!
Does anyone have a download link for the phone.apk file? Am I screwed? I only record video once in a blue moon, but I would like to have that functionality back.
I am using a Galaxy Player 4.0 US YP-G1CWY/XAA
Thanks!
ClowDissection said:
I'm having a similar issue with removing the phone.apk file breaking the stock camera app.
I used Titanium Backup to remove the phone.apk a long time ago. Normally I use Camera Zoom FX, so I didn't notice that there was a problem until I tried to use it to take some video recently.
I would like to restore phone.apk, but it looks like I must have deleted my backup...Yes, I am an idiot!
Does anyone have a download link for the phone.apk file? Am I screwed? I only record video once in a blue moon, but I would like to have that functionality back.
I am using a Galaxy Player 4.0 US YP-G1CWY/XAA
Thanks!
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yes here it is. i have the same device so no worries
Try checking Flight Mode (Airplane Mode) in wireless settings. In most systems this shuts down the the phone.apk.
Why do this?Just use a battery saver and set data connection to zero...
jabbyx said:
Try checking Flight Mode (Airplane Mode) in wireless settings. In most systems this shuts down the the phone.apk.
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Flight mode shuts off wifi also
Sent from my YP-G1 using xda app-developers app
goldflame09 said:
Flight mode shuts off wifi also
Sent from my YP-G1 using xda app-developers app
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no it doesn't
Yes it does,but you can an enable it again.
Sent from my YP-G70 using xda app-developers app

cm9 bugs and working things!

So i like the default android sistem more than the stock rom of sxs.
So i ve installed fxp 130 and yesterday fxp 131, and some bugs are also on the new update
Some bugs:
- when i download a file with the hdmi the file appears to be broken but when i restart my phone the file work and i don t recive no error
-all sms that have more than 160 chars will give u and error so you are limited to only 160 chars per sms and after u have to make another sms
- if u like to write a sms like you do it in a chat( like more sms in 10 seconds) u ll be surpised because u ll recive an error something like "the message was not sent", so the only thing that u have to make to evoid this error is to wait that the last sms was sent and after you could send another sms
- if u write a sms that has more than 160 chars the person that u ve send the message will recive only a part from the message
- if u close and open the screen i think because the animation the screen in will freeze but only when u are in the menu with apps or in an app..i recoomend u to disable the animation( when u wake the screen) or juzt wait and maybe the screen will be ok in some minutes
- for example if u are in a app and u close the screen and open..u ll have above the app a pic with the lockscreen...just close the screen and open it again to be ok..maybe the phone in this stage will freeze again like i ve said above
- dont know if this an error that all custom roms have but for example when i try to send a message using whatsapp the messsage will be send in 10- 30 mins
- also the screen is not that bright like before( i think it s because.we don t have bravia engine)
- i think that my phone is kinda slower now.when i copy new files on it using usb, the average speed is kinda 900kbs- 1 mbps and for 1 gb i have to wait kinda 1 hour and it s kinda to much of course!
- the batter is not that good but i recoomand u to close the data at night( u also have a profile for.that)
- sometimes the game freezes or ar working like they have low fps
- when u open the camera u have to refocus with it because if u let the camera to autofocus for the first time the pic will be blurry( u just have to tap the screen to refocus)
Good things:
- it s fast
- fast camera( the autofocus it s alot faster.than the stock app)
- it s simple to use
- very good music player and rich with features
- u can customize it very easy
- 300 mb-400 b free of ram( this.is amount that i have in generaly)
- doesn t have useless apps
-good looking
- battery procentage
- torch
- notification led now works
- all basic stuff works .
I ve made this topic because is easy to look here than to read 30 pages tto search the bugs and the working things. Also sorry if if has mistakes but i ve writen it on my phone and.that s why, hope u understand it and if i discover another bug i' ll update the topic..
Hope it wil be usefull. Good luck and enjoy your roms and.always feedback the developers.
When you download a file with HDMI, What ?
Don't know about the text message bug yet as I haven't sent any messages over 160 chars
I don't get any screen freeze
I don't have any problems with Whatsapp
I haven't noticed any difference in screen brightness, Bravia engine only applies to pics and videos
USB transfer seems about the same as before to me, Phone itself definitely not slower
My battery is now way better than it was on stock
I don't play games on my phone so don't know about that one
My camera focus is fine,
Only things I've noticed so far is the HDMI not working, No Bravia engine, no Xloud, No camera Quicklaunch thing and no way to turn camer shutter sound off, Otherwise this ROM is awesome
cracksquirrel said:
When you download a file with HDMI, What ?
Don't know about the text message bug yet as I haven't sent any messages over 160 chars
I don't get any screen freeze
I don't have any problems with Whatsapp
I haven't noticed any difference in screen brightness, Bravia engine only applies to pics and videos
USB transfer seems about the same as before to me, Phone itself definitely not slower
My battery is now way better than it was on stock
I don't play games on my phone so don't know about that one
My camera focus is fine,
Only things I've noticed so far is the HDMI not working, No Bravia engine, no Xloud, No camera Quicklaunch thing and no way to turn camer shutter sound off, Otherwise this ROM is awesome
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Just try to open and close the display more.times than usual and the screen will freeze..not the launcher..it wil freeze in menu( with apps) or when ur in app.
It think that the problem.is that the screen doezn t redraw.
I dont know what to say about hdmi becauss i don t use one..but i ve seen alot of people.that have this problem
Also the whatsapp problem others does have it
If ur a "hard-user" u'll notice this kind of errors
nemer12 said:
Just try to open and close the display more.times than usual and the screen will freeze..not the launcher..it wil freeze in menu( with apps) or when ur in app.
It think that the problem.is that the screen doezn t redraw.
I dont know what to say about hdmi becauss i don t use one..but i ve seen alot of people.that have this problem
Also the whatsapp problem others does have it
If ur a "hard-user" u'll notice this kind of errors
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Locked unlocked about 20 times in quick succession, same with an app, opened and closed about 20 times and still no freezing, Although I have seen the redraw bug mentioned quite a few times, I just cant recreate it.
I don't use the HDMI either so no biggy for me aswell really.
Still no problems with whatsapp aswell, the only times messages I have sent have taken a while to go through is when the receiving person hasn't had a data connection, But as soon as they get one the message comes through for them. I remember a couple of years ago whatsapp would quite often take ages to send messages but I haven't noticed it for ages.
hmm..maybe ur a lucky one..but this redraw problem has affected alot of people(mayne not all).
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and regarded to whatsapp...don't know why..mine doesn't work very good , it works but not always.
hope they will fix the REDRAWIng bug in the next release..because I hate to restart my phone sometimes once in a 10 mins.
For the so called redraw bug, try modifying the build.prop file inserting at the end the following line:
ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1
This will give the launcher the highest priority and the system will not close it when some ram is needed. This worked great on my miui!
guildamx said:
For the so called redraw bug, try modifying the build.prop file inserting at the end the following line:
ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1
This will give the launcher the highest priority and the system will not close it when some ram is needed. This worked great on my miui!
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so I mean, like my app freezes and my menu with apps also...and to make them work again I have to restart the phone! So you say if I modify the build.prop.. it should work??
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also what's ur transfer speed with USB to the PC (and what do you use : USB MASS STORAGE, Media Device?)
nemer12 said:
so I mean, like my app freezes and my menu with apps also...and to make them work again I have to restart the phone! So you say if I modify the build.prop.. it should work??
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also what's ur transfer speed with USB to the PC (and what do you use : USB MASS STORAGE, Media Device?)
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It should help for sure.
Regarding the transfer speed, currently I am on holiday and just can't tell, since I do not have the pc here...
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It should help for sure.
Regarding the transfer speed, currently I am on holiday and just can't tell, since I do not have the pc here...
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with whqt explorer should I edit the file..astro it's ok ?? sorry for the n00b question. ?? Or i should install a Root Explorer?
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with whqt explorer should I edit the file..astro it's ok ?? sorry for the n00b question. ?? Or i should install a Root Explorer?
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Root Explorer is maybe the best app. ES File Explorer is also good and can edit files in the system directory. Of course you need root permissions.
cracksquirrel said:
When you download a file with HDMI, What ?
Don't know about the text message bug yet as I haven't sent any messages over 160 chars
I don't get any screen freeze
I don't have any problems with Whatsapp
I haven't noticed any difference in screen brightness, Bravia engine only applies to pics and videos
USB transfer seems about the same as before to me, Phone itself definitely not slower
My battery is now way better than it was on stock
I don't play games on my phone so don't know about that one
My camera focus is fine,
Only things I've noticed so far is the HDMI not working, No Bravia engine, no Xloud, No camera Quicklaunch thing and no way to turn camer shutter sound off, Otherwise this ROM is awesome
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what? what are you talking about? the battery is the main problem that I faced! I could only use 12hours with 3G on with stock it goes to 18hours to be honest!
guildamx said:
Root Explorer is maybe the best app. ES File Explorer is also good and can edit files in the system directory. Of course you need root permissions.
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Ive add to the end of file what you said..hope it resolves the problem..If yes or not I'll tell you, I've edited with astro file manager because with ES FE I could not find the system folder.
chesterr said:
what? what are you talking about? the battery is the main problem that I faced! I could only use 12hours with 3G on with stock it goes to 18hours to be honest!
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For me battery life is the same with stock. After flashed successfully, i had wiped battery stats in advanced option
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lilude56214 said:
For me battery life is the same with stock. After flashed successfully, i had wiped battery stats in advanced option
Sent from my Xperia S using Tapatalk 2
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Oh yea I didn't do that, should try that out too!
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Oh yea I didn't do that, should try that out too!
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I think that BAttery Calibration should do that to.. I 'll try it when I ll go home . (the app) because it erase it all the data related to the battery and makes a new one.
nemer12 said:
Just try to open and close the display more.times than usual and the screen will freeze..not the launcher..it wil freeze in menu( with apps) or when ur in app.
It think that the problem.is that the screen doezn t redraw.
I dont know what to say about hdmi becauss i don t use one..but i ve seen alot of people.that have this problem
Also the whatsapp problem others does have it
If ur a "hard-user" u'll notice this kind of errors
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It was with me same. I have a solution. I have in the Settings>Display "Screen off animation" closed. And right now, screen is no longer frozen.:victory:
eScapeeXc said:
It was with me same. I have a solution. I have in the Settings>Display "Screen off animation" closed. And right now, screen is no longer frozen.:victory:
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thx, I've unchecked that box, hope that the screen will not freeze again.
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The cause was the " tv close like animation ", it's strange, a " simple " animation like that to freeze all apps in ur phone. Hope that fxp u'll fix in next release.
nemer12 said:
thx, I've unchecked that box, hope that the screen will not freeze again.
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The cause was the " tv close like animation ", it's strange, a " simple " animation like that to freeze all apps in ur phone. Hope that fxp u'll fix in next release.
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Does it have a working bravia engine?
krushhh said:
Does it have a working bravia engine?
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Nope, not yet

[ROM][U][ALL BLs] TinyXperiaLite™ v0.5 - Based on Vision™Rom

Introducing, a new ROM based on the amazing acervenky's Vision™Rom,
TinyXperiaLite™
Many people want simple, fast and bloat free ROMs. They only want the bare minimum ROM so that they can freely add and tweak (the ROM or directly, the sources) so as to customize it as they please. I know I do. I want to take a minimum ROM, flash it on my phone and then add AC!D Audio Engine 5.0 and Sony Xperia T Small Apps to it. These are my personal modifications that suit me. And similarly, there will be modifications that will suit others as well. So, presenting TinyXperiaLite. The main purpose of this ROM is to enable you to make what you want for your device. Add apps, features, change boot animation, add ring tones and what not because this ROM weighs in only at 76 MB (for Release v0.1) and can support all your demands.
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IMPORTANT
You need to have flashed Stock ICS FTF before you flash this ROM. It's okay if you're using another ROM (as long as that ROM is based on Stock ICS itself).
DO NOT FLASH this ZIP if you are coming from CM/AOSP/AOKP.
MODS to try
Camera Mod 4.7.2 Cyber-shot™ With HDR
Bootanimations Collection
Status Bars
On Screen Button Enabler
Android 4.2 Keyboard & Camera
Xperia T Small Apps
AC!D Audio Engine v5.0 NXT
Swap your real SD card and Internal memory
Stock Sony Xperia Launcher [CWM]
PlayStation Mobile for your Xperia
FEATURES
Clean ROM based on Stock ICS
Clean doesn't mean not loaded with useful features
BUGS
You tell
HOW TO INSTALL [IMPORTANT]
Back up your current ROM (Nandroid Backup)
Flash Clean Stock ICS .54 FW
Flash ZIP
Wipe Dalvik Cache ONLY (DON'T WIPE DATA)
DO NOT DO A FACTORY RESET
Reboot
Stock ICS 6.1.1.B.1.54 WORLD Official FTF
(Locked Bootloaders will lose CWM. Don't panic, simply install it again)
CWM Recovery
(for Locked Bootloader)
DOWNLOADS
TinyXperiaLite™ v0.5
TinyXperiaLite™ v0.3
TinyXperiaLite™ v0.2
TinyXperiaLite™ v0.1
CHANGELOG
Changelog for TinyXperiaLite™ v0.1
Removed all non-essential features. What you want, you install or add. Completely up to you. You control the ROM.
Changelog for TinyXperiaLite™ v0.2
NUMEROUS CHANGES to the ROM. Fixed Album and Visualizer which were giving FC error. Also, changed launcher to Xperia Home. Want to maintain stock feel. Changed SystemUI. Added Clock and Music Widgets Apks. Added Velvet apk for working Google Now. Switched to File Manager.
Changelog for TinyXperiaLite™ v0.3
De-bloated, removed unnecessary int.d prop lines. Removed Chrome. Removed Google Now. Replaced SystemUI and updated QuickPanelSettings.
Buggy release, discarded.
Changelog for TinyXperiaLite™ v0.5
Based on Vision™ROM v4 by acervenky.
SCREENSHOTS
Help me out here
CREDITS
acervenky, for this amazing work
Min3r, for his immense help
Vision™Rom For Xperia U​
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DISCLAIMER
Please don't blame me if you BRICK your phone. I will not be held responsible. You are using my work only because you choose to, and you must remember that this is experimental and the user should know the risks involved in using a custom ROM.
Also, I will not be held responsible for any lost data.
Additionally, I will also not be held responsible for the End of the World (blame the Mayans for that), or for Thermo Nuclear War.​
Battery & RAM Tweaking Guide
Battery Calibration Tutorial
FOR THOSE WITH BATTERY PROBLEMS:
1. After flashing your phone with a new ROM, install this software:
BATTERY CALIBRATOR on Play Store - 47 KB size
2. Then, charge your phone to 100%.
3. IMPORTANT. Remove CHARGER first.
4. IMMEDIATELY hit "Battery Calibration" (1 or 2 seconds delay is fine, wait for BATTERY voltage to drop and be stable)
5. Use your phone normally (don't charge in between) till it hits 1%.
6. Then charge your phone UNINTERRUPTED (leave it for charging all night) till 100%.
7. Unplug and start using. You should be having as little as 2-3% battery drain for 6-8 hours of IDLING now. That's the optimization of a calibrated battery.​
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Extra Battery Saving Tips:
1. Set a brightness level. Do not use Auto Brightness, it sips more power in turn.
2. Set ROTATION to OFF if you are not using Landscape Mode at all.
3. Use EXTENDED BATTERY Mode if you actively use WiFi/Mobile Data.
RAM Cleaning
- Do not use task killers
- Freeze/Move to Quarantine those APPS which you DO NOT USE regularly and you don't want them TO RUN IN THE BACKGROUND
APP QUARANTINE on Play Store
Go ahead, try it. Move all unwanted apps to quarantine now!
DEEP SLEEP STATE battery saving
Your phone sips the least amount of power when it is in DEEP SLEEP STATE. There is a new app in the marketplace which can FORCE DEEP SLEEP STATE on your phone. This is especially useful if you want the phone to conserve battery for hours and then wake up for a minute and sync all new alerts in one go. This can help prolong your usage on a single charge.
DEEP SLEEP BATTERY SAVER on Play Store
This app is under development and can be found on XDA developers forums itself. Here's the link to the thread:
[APP] [2.1+] Deep Sleep Battery Saver
How Deep sleep Battery Saver works
Deepsleep battery saver constantly puts the device to deepsleep mode while screen off. During deepsleep mode, Wifi, 3G are turned off, background apps are stopped. Therefore, most apps are not working, including Facebook, Google Service, etc,. It then constantly wakes up in order to download email, sync Facebook status, etc, which is defined by deepsleep frequency and woke up duration
By constantly put device into deepsleep mode, we will save battery life due to no Internet connection, and therefore most of network-based apps, such as Facebook, Gmail will not work.
Caution: during deepsleep mode on, this app may disrupt your normal activities, such as your email notification comes with larger delay.
In advanced mode, you can customize more parameters, including day/night settings, active period, screen timeout, sync strategy, ignored apps, etc,.​
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WALLPAPERS
Here is a 70 pack wallpapers uploaded by me. Remember, you can share your wallpapers too!
DOWNLOAD
Some of the wallpaper screenshots.​
How many bugs has?
What else has been modified? What about the UI?
It's Trebuchet Launcher.
And the only bug that may be there is ext_sd mounting when connected in Mass Storage Mode.
thunderising said:
It's Trebuchet Launcher.
And the only bug that may be there is ext_sd mounting when connected in Mass Storage Mode.
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what happens? I can not transfer files?
Good to see another ROM.. Ll try n let u know how it goes.. Thank you..
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seryioo said:
what happens? I can not transfer files?
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To external sd card from PC directly. you can however move to internal SD then move it using your file manager on the phone itself
Chukudu said:
Good to see another ROM.. Ll try n let u know how it goes.. Thank you..
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do post feedback and screenshots
Screenshots please!
Nice to see such a good rom. No bloatware, ICS, very small file size... Wow... Amazing
Sent from my ST25i using xda premium
Looks great! Thank you!
maazdraco said:
Screenshots please!
Nice to see such a good rom. No bloatware, ICS, very small file size... Wow... Amazing
Sent from my ST25i using xda premium
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I'm hoping somebody helps me out with screenshots. I'll be releasing a wallpaper pack soon.
v0.2 is already ready for testing (need testers). Size this time is 69 MB only.
Can you make a flashable zip for mali-400 tweaks?
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rebj2007 said:
Can you make a flashable zip for mali-400 tweaks?
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I really don't know how to. If someone guides me. I'm new to all of this. Learning step by step.
Screenshots..!!!
Here are the screen shots from Tiny Xperia Lite v 0.1
Thank you for the ROM.. Works fine.. No bugs so far.. Audio, Camera and Others working good.. :good:
Lack of governors is the lack i see..
Hope you include it in your next release..
Note: Font is modded by me.. Actual font is Stock
Chukudu said:
Here are the screen shots from Tiny Xperia Lite v 0.1
Thank you for the ROM.. Works fine.. No bugs so far.. Audio, Camera and Others working good.. :good:
Lack of governors is the lack i see..
Hope you include it in your next release..
Note: Font is modded by me.. Actual font is Stock
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How do I add governers for the ROM? If I find out, I most definitely will.
Also, THANK YOU FOR THE SCREENS.
And finally, do you think I should stick to the launcher or move to XperiaLauncher?
Best rom for our Xperia U. Period. I actually have a locked bootloader and don't want to unlock it. I want to upgrade to ICS but B.10 is slow, .54 has many bugs and C.10 is branded. So I guess I'll have a go on this rom
No offense but r u sure that this rom has everything working despite its small size... And what is the difference between this and infinity rom besides the size. I mean if something is reduced in size then something has to be less. No offense. Thank you
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Can you please give me the instructions on how to install for locked bootloader. Is it an ftf file or will I have to root..?
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maazdraco said:
Best rom for our Xperia U. Period. I actually have a locked bootloader and don't want to unlock it. I want to upgrade to ICS but B.10 is slow, .54 has many bugs and C.10 is branded. So I guess I'll have a go on this rom
No offense but r u sure that this rom has everything working despite its small size... And what is the difference between this and infinity rom besides the size. I mean if something is reduced in size then something has to be less. No offense. Thank you
Sent from my ST25i using xda premium
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Changelog for TinyXperiaLite™ v0.1
Removed all non-essential features. What you want, you install or add. Completely up to you. You control the ROM.
Changelog for TinyXperiaLite™ v0.2
NUMEROUS CHANGES to the ROM. Loads of them. Fixed Album and Visualizer which were giving FC error. Also, changed launcher to Xperia Home. Want to maintain stock feel.
Changed SystemUI. Added Clock and Music Widgets Apks. Added Velvet apk for working Google Now.
Its awesome but please tell me the instructions on how to install it for locked bootloader. Is it an ftf file or will I have to root..?
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maazdraco said:
Its awesome but please tell me the instructions on how to install it for locked bootloader. Is it an ftf file or will I have to root..?
Sent from my ST25i using xda premium
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Root FW, install CWM and flash this ZIP. Make backup before that.
does it come with a default keyboard? and if yes, which one?
- I enjoy xperia kb's sliding function in both english and greek a bit too much to give up.
[edit, since we're already talking about this rom, my staple lockscreen request!]
is it possible to change the camera shortcut to mute (like it was in stock GB ?) - much more useful imo - considering the camera is sub-par anyway.

[GUIDE[How to Save The Battery life of your x10 mini/pro

Warning: This Guide Is Not For Stock 2.1 ROM And Unrooted Phone!!!​Hi guys, i make this thread for those who experience fast battery draining...
requirements: Rooted Phone, CWM Recovery, A GB, ICS or JB ROM, A brain
note: before u do this make sure you backup first via recovery and im not responsible if anything happen to your phone
Battery Saver Settings:
Disable:
sync
wireless networks
gps
background data
data enabled
bluetooth
overscroll effect(CyanogenMod Settings)
auto-brightness
auto rotate screen
animation(set to no animations)
screen timeout(set to 15 seconds)
screen on/off animation(CyanogenMod Settings)
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Battery Calibration(Thanks To matmutant):
charge your phone up to 100% then boot to recovery mode select advance/wipe battery status then reboot
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now say hi to your High Battery Life X10 mini/pro......
Remove bloatwares(system app that no use)(download nobloat free from playstore to do this):
-provision.apk
-protips.apk(Home tips widger)
-geniewidget.apk(news and weather)
-carhome.apk
-orangehaze.apk
-cmwallpapers.apk(delete if you dont want)
-cyanbread.apk
-androidian.apk
-Any app that you dont use
-note: dont remove any google apps or else play store will not work and dont remove any cm apps!!! you have been warned...
Dont use any task manager(it will cause fc errors, etc if you use task manager) if you feel your phone is slow try using V6supercharger and seeder(search it on this forum)
credits:
nAa for MiniCM7, MiniCM10 ROMS, Kernels
matmutant for tips
Emperor.dk For list of bloatwares
Kilroy. For another list of bloatwares
zeppelinrox(V6Supercharger)
Ryuinferno(Seeder)
PS: Thanks Those Guys in Credits... Dont Forget!!!!
That means'' Battery used by the radio'' ? I have that app deleted: S Thank you!
☜ Sent from my Xperia ☞
renzobm said:
That means'' Battery used by the radio'' ? I have that app deleted: S Thank you!
☜ Sent from my Xperia ☞
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hi renzobm, i recommend to do not delete radio.apk(Its Important If You love your country's music), follow the battery saver settings at the post #1
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'' Battery used by the radio'' refers to telephony features.
Thanks
renzobm said:
Edit:
'' Battery used by the radio'' refers to telephony features.
Thanks
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Radio-usage are all the stuff when the handset transmits something or recieve something
- Cell-tower-communication 2G/3G/Data (sometimes with bad connection, or too few cell-towers, 3G uses more battery because it keeps trying to find a new and better cell-tower)
- WIFI
- Bluetooth
- And also FM-radio (Radio-apk) (try to play mp3-music for as long as it can, and then try the same with FM-radio - my guess is, that it uses more battery to listen to FM-radio)
just to notice
i have been in the Philippines now since 2nd May, and only charging 1 time.
I know they have got 3G because it's possible to have unlimited internet on the handset for a monthly fixed price, but I have not updated connection settings. I think I am only using 2G.
also every day I use some wifi arond the mansion.
some should try to find a way so 3G does not use that much power. I know it has something to do with 3G constantly trying to find a better cell-tower.
EDIT: using local provider Globe SIM-card
thanks for the useful information

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