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[Q] Can I install roms on my xperia play?

I know there are simialar threads about this but I have a couple of questions.
Can I Use moded/custom roms?
Can I play psp games that are .iso or another format
What kind of themes can I use on my phone?
I have a R800x CDMA xperia rooted with zergrush.

cj360 said:
I know there are simialar threads about this but I have a couple of questions.
Can I Use moded/custom roms?
Can I play psp games that are .iso or another format
What kind of themes can I use on my phone?
I have a R800x CDMA xperia rooted with zergrush.
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1. Yes once you unlock your bootloader.
2. No psp games don't work on any smart phone currently. But you can emulate anything n64/ps1 and lower.
3.If you make your own theme you can do anything you want. If you want to know what's currently available go look in the sub forum.
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I thought I couldn't unlock my bootloader because I have a MEID on my phone not a IMEI.

cj360 said:
I thought I couldn't unlock my bootloader because I have a MEID on my phone not a IMEI.
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Oh I didn't know you were on a 800x my bad. You can still unlock the bootloader to access Fastboot but obviously it's locked to VZ. As far as ROM/themes there are a few to choose from after you unlock the bootloader. I think v3 of dooms kernel may work for you but you'll need to wait for a more educated 800x person to answer or just read in the dev section for yourself it's all over. Good luck
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you can unlock the bootloader for the r800x.... but you have to have someone with the right hardware help you... and it costs money.
if you're up for it i would recommend Alejandrissimo. he did it for me last night... it was 24 dollars but it works like a dream. i flashed doom kernel v3 and i'm using stock 2.3.3 and it's running wonderfully. overclocked to 1.6 ghz with no problems whatsoever.

24 seems a little steep, I mean I can understand paying them, but idk how to price something that involves connecting your pc to a stranger.

Connect a virtual machine if you want. It works too ^^

Yea but I feel like yhats more work.
Ill probably ask someone on here.
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cj360 said:
24 seems a little steep, I mean I can understand paying them, but idk how to price something that involves connecting your pc to a stranger.
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He doesn't actually make money doing it. The $24 goes to buy "tokens" on a 3rd party website that gives the unlock code to him, then he remotely accesses your phone/computer and does it all for you. He also uses a special cable remotly to unlock your bootloader. But yea basically he donates his time to help people do it and only charges the $24 to cover his cost to get the code. It's really easy and he's cool as hell I really recommend it.

yeah i am going to do this once i can afford to pay the guy to unlock for me.. it should be worth it..

Ah. Didn't know there eas a 3rd party website. Thx for the info everybody I gona go make a paypal
Acc
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[q] xperia play housing (confused)!!!!

just wanted to know this because im a lil bit confused. i'm tryn to order a full housing for my play but all i see on ebay is housing for r800 Z1i but i have a r800a. should i still order this one (r800 Z1i) or is there a housing for the r800a or is there no housing at all for r800a? any input/help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks

solomon4400 said:
just wanted to know this because im a lil bit confused. i'm tryn to order a full housing for my play but all i see on ebay is housing for r800 Z1i but i have a r800a. should i still order this one (r800 Z1i) or is there a housing for the r800a or is there no housing at all for r800a? any input/help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks
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Depends on the color you're looking for.
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savage24x said:
Depends on the color you're looking for.
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ok thanks but that doesnt fully answer my question. i dont really care bout color i just want to know what housing can i get for r800a.

I didn't know there were special housing offers to Xperia Play owners... wonder what it's like to live in an Xperia Play community.
solomon4400 said:
ok thanks but that doesnt fully answer my question. i dont really care bout color i just want to know what housing can i get for r800a.
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I think what he meant is that they're all the same. I'm almost certain of this, but not entirely sure. So you'll just find different colors, for instance I got my phone through AT&T (r800at), so it's blue!
EDIT: For reference, I believe the r800i is the International version, r800a is the north American version, r800at is the AT&T version, and r800x is the Verizon version. Maybe some of these might be used by other carriers as well, but I think that mostly sums it up. And as far as I know, they all have the same housing. I'm actually not sure what the Z1i is though... just be sure you're not getting a bigger cover for the extended batteries (which make your Play bigger), unless you are getting an extended battery! (for example, extended battery: http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Ericsson-Extended-Capacity-Replacement/dp/B005OPHNBA = not unless you want your Play bigger)
~Troop

Trooper_Max said:
I didn't know there were special housing offers to Xperia Play owners... wonder what it's like to live in an Xperia Play community.
I think what he meant is that they're all the same. I'm almost certain of this, but not entirely sure. So you'll just find different colors, for instance I got my phone through AT&T (r800at), so it's blue!
~Troop
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oooooohhhh ok my bad. wait hold up you got blue? please post a pic of what it looks like.

Z1i is just another name for the phone, dimensions stay the same for the different versions.

They are indeed the same.

jessepow said:
They are indeed the same.
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Thanks a bunch now my mind is at ease
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Make sure you transfer the components from the old housing to the new one.
Sent from my R800x using XDA

solomon4400 said:
oooooohhhh ok my bad. wait hold up you got blue? please post a pic of what it looks like.
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Here's a hands-on with the blue AT&T version that engadget did:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/12/atandt-launches-sony-ericsson-xperia-play-with-blue-color-option/
(they have lots of pics)
~Troop

maybe bumping an old thread.. also not sure if all you ppl have the xplay anymore.. I do.. and I recently found out this Blue Housing which I couldn't for the Xperia PLay for a long time..
http://www.maxbhi.com/housing-for-sony-ericsson-xperia-play-4g-stealth-blue.html .. that too for like 10-15 DOllars.. wow amazing.. tooo late .. but happy to find out lol

A way to tell the date on an Xperia Play box?

Hey guys, I just talked with Alejandrissimo and apparently my Xperia Play's boot loader cannot be unlocked due to having a 12w20 date. Is there a way on the outer package of the box to see if it meets the 12w14 and under date requirement? I realize the date isn't on the box, but perhaps a different number, UPC, IMEI, etc. could point out which ones meet the requirement without opening the box.
Thanks for your time.

I don't see anything related in my box. I only saw the manufacturing date in the tag behind the battery.

Same here. I was hoping there was another number perhaps that would give a clue as to the date however.

The MEID might determine when the phone was manufactured. Not sure if that would help though, as there's really no point that we have to compare.
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Yeah I figured that too. I appreciate the help so far, and you both have been thanked.
If anyone can provide more info, please do. Thanks

nice

Agreed, thanks you :thumbup:
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[Q] a FM Radio for use with CM10.1-Nightlies (JB4.2.2)??

Okay it seems that the recently released cm10.1 doesn't have a FM radio.
Does anyone Has the FM Radio from the stock Samsung ROM? Because i actually use that alot.
I've been seaching the web without succes.
Well i got Spirit Unlocked to work but its buggy and poor reception.
And please dont come with awnsers like 'the devs dont give a *** about FM radio, people have asked in the past, or use (internet) radio' as i do not have internet all the time or an internet data plan.
I just want a FM radio that uses ota and not internet.
So can anyone help me out??
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JMailuhu said:
Okay it seems that the recently released cm10.1 doesn't have a FM radio.
Does anyone Has the FM Radio from the stock Samsung ROM? Because i actually use that alot.
I've been seaching the web without succes.
Well i got Spirit Unlocked to work but its buggy and poor reception.
And please dont come with awnsers like 'the devs dont give a *** about FM radio, people have asked in the past, or use (internet) radio' as i do not have internet all the time or an internet data plan.
I just want a FM radio that uses ota and not internet.
So can anyone help me out??
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I agree, please integrate or create APK for CM...

I actually got Spirit FM to work perfectly, no more signal losses and finds all of our country's channels.
For anyone wondering why they have no sound:
I've set the band to World 200Khz (as i'm euro) & Audio Method to: Digital OneXL/S/Sony it's the only one out of the list that works for the GT-I9195 (atleast for me), and a few other things at the Debug section, which i don't know out of the top of my head.
Glad i did not waste the money.
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JMailuhu said:
Glad i did not waste the money.
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I cancel any order at any time on request. And have been doing so for over 2 years. Back then HTC Desire and Nexus One were big and I still support those (as best I can of course).
Now, GS3, HTC One and Xperia's are big and I'm now supporting those too.
It's a "crazy" job trying to support all these, on MANY different custom & stock ROMs, and nobody else is crazy enough to seriously try it seems.
JMailuhu said:
I actually got Spirit FM to work perfectly, no more signal losses and finds all of our country's channels.
For anyone wondering why they have no sound:
I've set the band to World 200Khz (as i'm euro) & Audio Method to: Digital OneXL/S/Sony it's the only one out of the list that works for the GT-I9195 (atleast for me), and a few other things at the Debug section, which i don't know out of the top of my head.
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I presume we were emailing about this ?
My ability to support a device is directly related to how much support I get from customers. If it's enough, I buy the phone to support it better.
I was dismayed all variants of the "normal" GS4 had no FM. I expected to buy one, but got an HTC One instead.
I'd be happy to get some GS4 variant with FM, again, if there's sufficient interest in supporting me. I'm working 70 hour weeks and making about the legal minimum wage here for those hours; That's nice, but don't imagine I'm living in app dev luxury or some such.

mikereidis said:
I cancel any order at any time on request. And have been doing so for over 2 years. Back then HTC Desire and Nexus One were big and I still support those (as best I can of course).
Now, GS3, HTC One and Xperia's are big and I'm now supporting those too.
It's a "crazy" job trying to support all these, on MANY different custom & stock ROMs, and nobody else is crazy enough to seriously try it seems.
I presume we were emailing about this ?
My ability to support a device is directly related to how much support I get from customers. If it's enough, I buy the phone to support it better.
I was dismayed all variants of the "normal" GS4 had no FM. I expected to buy one, but got an HTC One instead.
I'd be happy to get some GS4 variant with FM, again, if there's sufficient interest in supporting me. I'm working 70 hour weeks and making about the legal minimum wage here for those hours; That's nice, but don't imagine I'm living in app dev luxury or some such.
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I'm not sure as ive seen you for first time now and i havent mailed anyone. I do know that developers have struggle with different roms and phones but codes for fm radio shouldnt be that hard. Even the S4 mini stock rom has a FM radio tuner, so missing it on cm10.1 was a bummer.
However for myself, im good now, as i have spirit fm to work with CM10.1.3 as mentioned before.
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What other settings you used in debug section, please share. I used same settings and its not working, can t hear anything.
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Silvionne said:
What other settings you used in debug section, please share. I used same settings and its not working, can t hear anything.
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Even without the debug settings i had sound once i changed audio method. Make sure you have your
headphones plugged in as it functions as an attenna.
BAND - World 200khz (This might not be the same for you)
AUDIO - METHOD MODE (DigitalXL/ONE/S)
UI - RDS: (ON)
AF - AF MODE: RDS+Region
DEBUG - FM CHIP: (QC V4L HTC) & Motorola FW Load: (HCI)
the rest is default.
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JMailuhu said:
AUDIO - METHOD MODE (DigitalXL/ONE/S
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That setting is only for the paid Unlocked version, though past Free versions may have had a "bug" that still allowed it.

mikereidis said:
That setting is only for the paid Unlocked version, though past Free versions may have had a "bug" that still allowed it.
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Ah i see now. I didn't know there was a free version. However your app is amazing. To be able to record radio feels like the good old symbian days xD.
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JMailuhu said:
Ah i see now. I didn't know there was a free version. However your app is amazing. To be able to record radio feels like the good old symbian days xD.
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I think we can blame the US market for the lack of recording in most FM apps. I think there's some group or something that charges $10 or so for "FM recorders". And as always, US market effects often hit the rest of the world.
I think this is why there are virtually no MP3/FM players that record. It's a simple feature addition is many cases, so it's omission seems strange.
And only one company, Samsung, has (had) recording in their FM app on International high end phones (GS2, GS3, Note, Note2). And none of the US carriers sell/sold these International phones.
I presume that whatever groups demand ransom for FM recording have either never heard of my app, or figure I'm small potatoes and not worth pursuing.

Hi,
I have problem with one radio station, it always reset my phone when I tune up this station.
Any idea?

tomogo said:
Hi,
I have problem with one radio station, it always reset my phone when I tune up this station.
Any idea?
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Never heard that one before.
What frequency ?
Could be a bug in the kernel FM driver.
If you have Unlocked with RDS, try turning it off.
If that fixes it, send me an email.

mikereidis said:
Never heard that one before.
What frequency ?
Could be a bug in the kernel FM driver.
If you have Unlocked with RDS, try turning it off.
If that fixes it, send me an email.
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Hi,
so I have tried turned off the RDS and it doesn't help.
I live in the Czech Republic and I found several stations with this problem.
The first was Country radio 89.5 MHz (Prague)
My phone is i9195 with Cyanogenmod 10.1 (problem is same on all modifications based on the same kernel) so problem is probably there.

tomogo said:
Hi,
so I have tried turned off the RDS and it doesn't help.
I live in the Czech Republic and I found several stations with this problem.
The first was Country radio 89.5 MHz (Prague)
My phone is i9195 with Cyanogenmod 10.1 (problem is same on all modifications based on the same kernel) so problem is probably there.
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Your first post said
I have problem with one radio station
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But now you say
several stations
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So it's likely not a "station/frequency problem".
This only happens when Spirit FM is running ?
Yes, if you can, try another kernel or ROM.
And send me an email.

Zenfone 2 ZE551ML help

Hello there.
I'm about to receive one of these from Gearbest, and from what I've read, it's likely that it will come with WW software but the device itself it's the CN version.
I already have bookmarked the tutorial to flash everything to WW, but my doubt is, what about LTE bands? Is it really possible to unlock all bands? How?
Is there anything anyone can recommend for this device regarding roms and mods?
Thank you in advance.

I know that the question may be a little noob-ish, or even a bit stupid (I don't know), but please, can anyone help?

its seems that nobody have this phone. Im going to buy one in aliexpress, it looks like a great phone but, without suport.

When and if you two get these phones and depending on what they are which you dont know at the minute, there is a forum for ze551ml which covers everything from bricked devices to changing LCDs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2

timbernot said:
When and if you two get these phones and depending on what they are which you dont know at the minute, there is a forum for ze551ml which covers everything from bricked devices to changing LCDs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2
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No need to be ironic man, I have my fair share of XDA experience, I just never came across a region-specific device that inspite having the same hardware worldwide, doesn't have all network frequencies available on every baseband... What I asked basically was, is it really possible to have all LTE bands available on a CN device, and secondly, based on users experience here, is there any rom, kernel or mod that you can recommend...

JBolho said:
No need to be ironic man, I have my fair share of XDA experience, I just never came across a region-specific device that inspite having the same hardware worldwide, doesn't have all network frequencies available on every baseband... What I asked basically was, is it really possible to have all LTE bands available on a CN device, and secondly, based on users experience here, is there any rom, kernel or mod that you can recommend...
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Wasnt being ironic , aliexpress - coff , better wait till you get you device
To prove i wasnt i will use the search button and see what i can find re changing bands
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/discussion-unlock-lte-bands-ww-tw-cn-t3259422

timbernot said:
Wasnt being ironic , aliexpress - coff , better wait till you get you device
To prove i wasnt i will use the search button and see what i can find re changing bands
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/discussion-unlock-lte-bands-ww-tw-cn-t3259422
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Mine is from Gearbest, it's not a fake, but the problem is... They only sell the CN version of the Zenfone, and what they do to sell it to Euro users is flash the WW version of the firmware but they don't convert the device fully. Anyway, for 123 euros is still not a bad deal, considering its the 4gb ram version.
Thanks for your help