Not to rant or rave or anything But... - Xperia Play General

WHEN WILL THE US XPERIA PLAY GET ROOT! D:. im a die hard android moder (First phone was a Droid 1) i know the phone has only been out for 4 days but Still. There have been many phones rooted before release. now that i got that out of my system what other possible ways are there to root?

MAster224 said:
WHEN WILL THE US XPERIA PLAY GET ROOT! D:. im a die hard android moder (First phone was a Droid 1) i know the phone has only been out for 4 days but Still. There have been many phones rooted before release. now that i got that out of my system what other possible ways are there to root?
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The hole that Gingerbreak v1.2 was using is closed in the US release. I also haven't had much luck using psneuter or rageinthecage via ADB either, however, I may just be doing it wrong (even though it has worked on other earlier phones, those holes may be closed too). Also unlocking the bootloader is going to be... different... due to the fact we don't have correctly reporting IMEI, at least to my understanding upon much reading.

Yeah it is pretty frustrating. Since I was able to mod my last two phones Droid Eris and the Droid Inc. But look at the bright side at least our phones are detected while in fast boot so I'm sure eventually something will come along that allows us to unlock the boot loader. What really burns me is that I'm stuck with this Verizon bloat ware until root is achieved.

Can you guys not unlock your bootloaders?
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AndroHero said:
Can you guys not unlock your bootloaders?
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Per SE's message before getting the unlock code from
http://unlockbootloader.sonyericsson.com/instructions
"Enter your name, email address and the first 14 digits (remove the last digit) of your phone’s IMEI number. You can view the IMEI number by entering *#06# on your phone. It is currently not possible unlock the boot loader for CDMA phones."
The rest of the unlock process works it just fails when using the unlock code. Although I not sure if I provided the right number for the IMEI. When we do *#06# on our phones it gives us the MEID number instead. I read on another post that running command ADB devices will return the IMEI number and that what I used to get the unlock code I tried.

@zaith1234 just go into >settings>about phone>status and it states the imei in that menu
Regards Dousan...

cant unlock currently tried a few diff things, no root + bad reception + fb sync issues + crappy cam (not even digital zoom avil) my phone will head back to the vzw store today.. I am a bit sad, was really excited about this phone

Dousan said:
@zaith1234 just go into >settings>about phone>status and it states the imei in that menu
Regards Dousan...
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Unfortunately since we have CDMA phones the imei is not list in the status
per sony's reply to my post over at their forums.
http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/80159#80159
"As it looks for today it will not be possible to unlock these devices."

It should say the imei on the box it came with, shouldnt it?
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IntMD said:
It should say the imei on the box it came with, shouldnt it?
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Probably does for the GSM models but for the CDMA models there is only the MEID # on the box and in the setting>about phone>settings>status

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Unfortunately since we have CDMA phones the imei is not list in the status
per sony's reply to my post over at their forums.
http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/80159#80159
"As it looks for today it will not be possible to unlock these devices."
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Gutted Bro,
Yet again 'yanks' get screwed by networks.
Truly gutted, past few years the culture of your mobile networks have been creeping in to the UK networks. hopefully enough users will revolt against them over here! 12 month contracts have been replaced with 18-24. paying for more things that were free! damn them if they start messing with phones! some networks still give you sim free handsets on contract and they best keep doing it!
(although I buy SIM free and just swap SIM )

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Probably does for the GSM models but for the CDMA models there is only the MEID # on the box and in the setting>about phone>settings>status
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And it doesnt show on the *#*#7378423#*#* service menu or any of the imei apps on the market either? That sucks...
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IntMD said:
And it doesnt show on the *#*#7378423#*#* service menu or any of the imei apps on the market either? That sucks...
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Nope just the same MEID hex # as always. The only thing I have not tried yet is plugging in a SIM card from another network to see if I can get a IMEI # while its plugged in.

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Htc Hero Unlock

I have just debranded my tmobile G2 and i am now running thr 2.1 generic htc rom. I just need to unlock the phone.
Does anyone know where if there is a free or cheap way to do it?
Thanks in advance.
Can't unlock for free. Someone else can recommend you a place as I haven't bothered.
no free way, unless you call tmobile and get them to unlock it.
the way ive unlocked 2 heros is by using express-codes on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-Unlock-Co...698131?pt=UK_Phones_Software_RL#ht_1773wt_911
there are other sellers, but i can actually recommend this guy from using his codes.
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no free way, unless you call tmobile and get them to unlock it.
the way ive unlocked 2 heros is by using express-codes on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-Unlock-Co...698131?pt=UK_Phones_Software_RL#ht_1773wt_911
there are other sellers, but i can actually recommend this guy from using his codes.
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Thanks just ordered one. Hope it works.
Did the code work Jagger2K?
mikemac said:
Did the code work Jagger2K?
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Yea it worked great. I can highly recomend the guy in the above link. I ordered it at 1.30 am and it was sent at 3.30am.
mikemac said:
Did the code work Jagger2K?
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I can also recommend the above seller,bought the code earlier tonight and received within 10 mins of buying.
hi,
I unlocked my htc hero a week ago.
If I update my mobile software (firmware), I have to re-unlock it ?
thank you
alphas_hero said:
hi,
I unlocked my htc hero a week ago.
If I update my mobile software (firmware), I have to re-unlock it ?
thank you
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No, unlock is permanent.
Im currently locked to orange but have also purchased a code from the link above but aside from the being able obviously use different sims are there any other advantages to unlocking ?
Reason I ask is because im pretty sure that when I first rooted and loaded a custom rom I used an orange specific radio.....but more recent threads suggest radios are region rather than network specific....
I dont currently have any issues being locked so want to be sure there will be no adverse effects from the unlock.....
Cheers
rtorbs said:
Im currently locked to orange but have also purchased a code from the link above but aside from the being able obviously use different sims are there any other advantages to unlocking ?
Reason I ask is because im pretty sure that when I first rooted and loaded a custom rom I used an orange specific radio.....but more recent threads suggest radios are region rather than network specific....
I dont currently have any issues being locked so want to be sure there will be no adverse effects from the unlock.....
Cheers
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No other unlocking advantages AFAIK, although orange uk is known to have issues on some of the radios if locked (to be fair, I think it happened only once or twice).
But I think that is all over. Radios are region/hardware defined, not network defined. Unlocking doesn't cause issues. In fact, unlocking was the way to use the "non orange" radio most recently on an orange phone.
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No, unlock is permanent.
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thank you........
This being a community of highly skilled devs, surely someone can figure out how we can unlock our phones without having to pay for the 'privilege'?
Even the guys we are buying the codes from must have figured something out or are buying the codes from elsewhere?
How exactly does this work? Where do you enter the unlock code?
I thought once you install custom firmware you phone will be unlocked...
BoogWeed said:
This being a community of highly skilled devs, surely someone can figure out how we can unlock our phones without having to pay for the 'privilege'?
Even the guys we are buying the codes from must have figured something out or are buying the codes from elsewhere?
How exactly does this work? Where do you enter the unlock code?
I thought once you install custom firmware you phone will be unlocked...
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They are buying their codes direct from HTC. And a method of unlocking for free is known, but it needs done before every boot, so it's not usable, as it needs a PC and home-made serial terminal cable to send AT commands to the radio chip IIRC.
The radio requires the code to allow access, and the codes are randomly assigned/generated, so there's no algorithm to reverse engineer.
You insert a SIM that your phone won't accept, and then you get asked for the unlock code at boot, just like entering your SIM PIN.
And at £6.75 for an unlock code, I'm not gonna spend hours on looking for a method I'm afraid, since I can't justify the time to myself.
BoogWeed said:
This being a community of highly skilled devs, surely someone can figure out how we can unlock our phones without having to pay for the 'privilege'?
Even the guys we are buying the codes from must have figured something out or are buying the codes from elsewhere?
How exactly does this work? Where do you enter the unlock code?
I thought once you install custom firmware you phone will be unlocked...
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dont see how this place having devs means that you get to unlock your phone for free. this place is for rom development mainly, if you want methods on how to unlock, there are forums like gsmhosting that deal with that.
the guys that sell the codes online havent "figured something out". they are providing a service which they also pay for, they are basically middle men. i suggest you research how unlocking via code works.
to unlock via code, you put in a sim that isnt allowed, eg a tmobile sim into an orange locked phone, then itll tell you "sim restricted" or thereabouts, and ask for the code. thats where you enter it.
custom firmware has nothing to do with unlocking, although in certain cases (eg orange firmware) custom roms or downgrading is required to unlock the phone.
still doesnt mean that custom roms actually unlock the phone.
Just been on eBay to leave feedback for express codes whom I bought an unlock off only 2 days ago...looks like they're no longer registered? Either way code worked so not too fussed.....
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rtorbs said:
Just been on eBay to leave feedback for express codes whom I bought an unlock off only 2 days ago...looks like they're no longer registered? Either way code worked so not too fussed.....
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App
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if you had a look at his negative feedback, most of them had follow up comments by him which were removed by ebay. i managed to see one or two of them before they got removed, and they were basically things like "your wifes using the phone as a replacement for you lol", things like that. nearly all of his neg feedback had follow up comments removed.
was quite funny, but i think that it may be because of those comments that hes no longer registered. only a hunch mind you.
Greetings folks,
Got one of these codes and happy with it,
Used the code on Sensehero B5.1 and worked great.
ibnabatoot said:
no free way, unless you call tmobile and get them to unlock it.
the way ive unlocked 2 heros is by using express-codes on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-Unlock-Co...698131?pt=UK_Phones_Software_RL#ht_1773wt_911
there are other sellers, but i can actually recommend this guy from using his codes.
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This morning I have used this particular ebay member and his price has dropped to £5.99 and I had my unlock code in less then 10 minutes and worked first time RESULT!!!!
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This morning I have used this particular ebay member and his price has dropped to £5.99 and I had my unlock code in less then 10 minutes and worked first time RESULT!!!!
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Bloody hell,... BARGAIN!!!! I paid £4 for a turbosim and thought that was cheap at the time!? £6 for unlocking is amazing.

Goodbye G2

Unfortunately I have to say goodbye to my G2. I haven't had it very long and I couldn't even use it for its full potential but after about 4 hours each day a lot of reading and a lot of trial and error I think my device has an issue.
My G2 was unlocked with an unlock code and I've tried doing everything to get it to work on another network however I've failed. Now its time I move my G2 onto someone else who either lives in the states or well you know the rest.
It was a solid device - except for the annoying hinge.
Turbocom said:
Unfortunately I have to say goodbye to my G2. I haven't had it very long and I couldn't even use it for its full potential but after about 4 hours each day a lot of reading and a lot of trial and error I think my device has an issue.
My G2 was unlocked with an unlock code and I've tried doing everything to get it to work on another network however I've failed. Now its time I move my G2 onto someone else who either lives in the states or well you know the rest.
It was a solid device - except for the annoying hinge.
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Ur from wind?
It doesn't work with wind?
R u SURE ur phone is unlocked?
:'(
breaks my heart....
convolution said:
Ur from wind?
It doesn't work with wind?
R u SURE ur phone is unlocked?
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Yeah it does work with Wind, however it doesn't have the "4G" like speeds because Wind doesn't support that.
Yes I'm positive the phone is unlocked I ran the gfree verify both ways twice.
Turbocom said:
Yeah it does work with Wind, however it doesn't have the "4G" like speeds because Wind doesn't support that.
Yes I'm positive the phone is unlocked I ran the gfree verify both ways twice.
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so why are u ditching the best smartphone in the world right now?
Must have been the hinge :\
Turbocom said:
Yeah it does work with Wind, however it doesn't have the "4G" like speeds because Wind doesn't support that.
Yes I'm positive the phone is unlocked I ran the gfree verify both ways twice.
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I don't understand what you are saying at all. First you say you can't get connected to the network. Then you say it works, but not with 4G speed since your carrier doesn't support it. Sounds like a carrier issue, not a device issue.
Just making a call or sending a text (using any non T-Mob SIM) will verify the phone is SIM unlocked (you can just text yourself to test). To get the data to work (if it isn't), you may need to manually enter APN settings into the phone. That's what I had to do to get the data working on the US AT&T network using a Bell Canada branded Desire Z.
There have been a lot of problems with unlocking the Vision, particularly the G2, using unlock codes.
Much better is the "gfree" method which is free and doesn't need any codes entered. It also gives you some other useful stuff, like full radio S-OFF, as well as SIM unlock. Several people had big problems with their phones after using unlock codes, and that was sorted via gfree. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855764
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There have been a lot of problems with unlocking the Vision, particularly the G2, using unlock codes.
Much better is the "gfree" method which is free and doesn't need any codes entered. It also gives you some other useful stuff, like full radio S-OFF, as well as SIM unlock. Several people had big problems with their phones after using unlock codes, and that was sorted via gfree. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855764
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Could you give some examples of the problems people were having with their phones after unlocking with a code?
I've unlocked my Desire Z to work on Rogers with an unlock code, and I have some concerns about my phone now. I'm not sure if they're issues related to unlocking, or just functionality limits of the phone itself.
Thanks.
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Could you give some examples of the problems people were having with their phones after unlocking with a code?
I've unlocked my Desire Z to work on Rogers with an unlock code, and I have some concerns about my phone now. I'm not sure if they're issues related to unlocking, or just functionality limits of the phone itself.
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It's mainly in this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835673
Thanks for the link. Nothing in that thread seems to be related to the issues I have with my phone.
I don't want to hijack this thread so I'll do some more searching and see if I can find anything pertaining to what I'm looking for. If not, I'll start a thread of my own and hopefully somebody can help me understand what's happening with my Desire Z.
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I don't understand what you are saying at all. First you say you can't get connected to the network. Then you say it works, but not with 4G speed since your carrier doesn't support it. Sounds like a carrier issue, not a device issue.
Just making a call or sending a text (using any non T-Mob SIM) will verify the phone is SIM unlocked (you can just text yourself to test). To get the data to work (if it isn't), you may need to manually enter APN settings into the phone. That's what I had to do to get the data working on the US AT&T network using a Bell Canada branded Desire Z.
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Sorry if I confused you. Let me explain the issue I'm having, when I put my carrier SIM card into the device it asks me to put a SIM card in the phone and it will say "Emergency Mode", the part where I said "It works but it doesn't have the "4G" like speeds was a previous response to the thread where someone asked me if it worked on my carrier and thats why I said "It works but it doesn't have 4G like speeds".
I don't think its carrier because I've asked a few people on HowardForums and they did the GFREE method and loaded a custom ROM onto the device and it still didn't work.
I'm going to go and get some service on my account and I will see if it works - maybe it isn't working because I don't have service?
steviewevie said:
There have been a lot of problems with unlocking the Vision, particularly the G2, using unlock codes.
Much better is the "gfree" method which is free and doesn't need any codes entered. It also gives you some other useful stuff, like full radio S-OFF, as well as SIM unlock. Several people had big problems with their phones after using unlock codes, and that was sorted via gfree. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855764
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Say that already but thanks for the help!
resetrobot said:
Must have been the hinge :\
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I don't know if you are kidding or.. are making a joke. Either way though HTC is offering to fix really loose hinges - I called and made an inquiry.
convolution said:
so why are u ditching the best smartphone in the world right now?
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Read above.

Verizon R800x owners are completely hosed.

Google searches tell me that I'm not alone in this - in fact, as far as I can determine, this is the case for every single Verizon r800x owner who made the mistake of updating their phone to 2.3.4 a few months ago.
2.3.4 completely broke push data, as I'm sure many of you know. Gmail, Calendar, Facebook notifications, etc...none of it works, at all. A sync has to be forced by either manually refreshing in the app, or turning auto-sync off and on again. This is a pretty huge problem - I pay over $150/month so that I can get important e-mails when they come in, and so that I can make a calendar appointment on my computer and have it instantly pushed to my phone.
For r800i users this isn't a huge deal - they can just flash a new rom or rollback to 2.3.3. r800x owners, on the other hand, are stuck with a locked bootloader. ZergRush is great for people who are still on 2.3.3, but 2.3.4 patched the security hole that allowed ZergRush to work (hellions with blue flames...).
I've spent about 6 combined hours on the phone with both Verizon and Sony about this. Sony is COMPLETELY worthless. They have no idea what I'm talking about when I say 'push data,' and when I mention 'Facebook notifications,' they instantly start up with their script about troubleshooting the built in Facebook app. Useless. Verizon wants nothing to do with this issue - they say that if there is an issue with the phone hardware, it is Sony's fault, and Verizon is not liable. The best that Verizon is offering me is to spend another 3 hours on the phone with tech support, where they'll have me reboot the phone 15 times and **** around with auto-sync for a while before they declare it a known issue and send me a new phone of the same model. I've been informed that all phones that they would have in the warehouse would be updated to the latest firmware, so I'd just have a new 2.3.4 that would be as broken as the one I have now. They'd do that 3 or 4 more times before they finally gave me a different phone. They are refusing to cancel my contract or allow me to buy a new phone at an upgrade price. Am I unreasonable for thinking that, if services are no longer being provided to me as I understood that they would be when I signed the contract, I should be allowed out of the contract?
Has anyone had ANY success with this issue? To phrase my question more specifically: have any Verizon R800x owners who updated their phones to 2.3.4 managed to root or unlock their phones, or get Verizon to alleviate the problem in any way?
This is driving me absolutely insane. I'm pretty close to just selling this piece of **** on eBay and buying a pay-as-you-go phone at the gas station down the block.
Cant you flash 2.3.3 with flashtool?
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You can just reflash the 2.3.3 ftf... then root with zergrush and rename the files FOTA.apk that will prevent the phone from receiving the update. Or even better unlock your bootloader. I unlokced mine last summer and totally worth it. You do have options with your phone even if the bootlaoder is unlocked... if you are rooted you restore a 2.3.3 nandroid.
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CloudShepherd said:
Cant you flash 2.3.3 with flashtool?
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You can just reflash the 2.3.3 ftf... then root with zergrush and rename the files FOTA.apk that will prevent the phone from receiving the update. Or even better unlock your bootloader. I unlokced mine last summer and totally worth it. You do have options with your phone even if the bootlaoder is unlocked... if you are rooted you restore a 2.3.3 nandroid.
If you want mine, here is my 2.3.3 nandroid. I have my ROM heavily modded for speed, playing a game like say MC3 online, press the home button, BAM, there no redraw issues... nothing. If you want to try it go ahead, if not your choice just trying to help. If you do try it let us know how it goes.
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I'm pretty sure flashtool doesn't work on R800x, only R800i. Also the R800x does not have a bootloader that can be unlocked to my knowledge, only the R800i.
Flash tool works on r800x. I broke my CPU & touch screen so best buy gave me a replacement. Then I downgraded to 2.3.3 to root before I unlocked it.
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I'm pretty sure flashtool doesn't work on R800x, only R800i. Also the R800x does not have a bootloader that can be unlocked to my knowledge, only the R800i.
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Dude... I am on a R800x. With an unlocked Bootloader. Many many R800x users here have an unlocked bootloader. Some had it done last summer via an unlock code like me, or others unlocked via the user alejandrissimo who unlocks your phones bootloader for $24. And this fee he charges is NOT because alejandrissimo makes money on. The software he uses to unlock your bootlaoder charges a fee for certain aspects of teh software each time he uses it. So the $24 fee you pay goes straight to the software, he make $0 on it.
There is info all over this forum about how to unlock your bootloader, root, flash an FTF on CDMAs..
List of FTF's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589399
Flashtool (needed to flash your phone witf FTF)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351299
How to Root your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043630
Trying to help you. Yes VZ blows balls, but you have choices. You can spend a little time and learn how to reflash your phone back to 2.3.3 (if you do remember to rename FOTA.apk to FOTA.apk.bak, so it wont try to auto install 2.3.4)
Good luck. Again, let us know how it goes.
EDIT: Here is a thread with many R800x users saying that alejandrissimo has unlocked their phones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614521
all I've ever done was remove the Mobile Care app with Titanium Backup and my phone has yet to ask me for an update since. This is when I was on 2.3.2 and now that I'm on 2.3.4.
I don't think I have any issues with push notifications on 2.3.4, but then again I don't use the gmail or normal mail app. i used Enhanced Email and juicedefender. Juicedefender enables data when I turn my screen on and also every 30 mins or so if the screen is off that long. I get email notifications generally between when they are sent and 15 mins later.
As jgregoryj1 said, flash tool works just fine with the R800X straight out of the box, locked boot loader and all. One important thing, when you flash back to 2.3.3 make sure to get root (very simple with super one click; again works with locked bootloader) and use titanium back up to disable the app called mobile care. Otherwise your phone will automatically update to 2.3.4. Even if you tell it not to update it will still do it in the middle of the night unless you uninstall/freeze mobile care
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As jgregoryj1 said, flash tool works just fine with the R800X straight out of the box, locked boot loader and all. One important thing, when you flash back to 2.3.3 make sure to get root (very simple with super one click; again works with locked bootloader) and use titanium back up to disable the app called mobile care. Otherwise your phone will automatically update to 2.3.4. Even if you tell it not to update it will still do it in the middle of the night unless you uninstall/freeze mobile care
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I remember this happened to me with the 2.3.3 update when having an unlocked bootloader and FOTA bricked your phone.
vincientjames said:
As jgregoryj1 said, flash tool works just fine with the R800X straight out of the box, locked boot loader and all. One important thing, when you flash back to 2.3.3 make sure to get root (very simple with super one click; again works with locked bootloader) and use titanium back up to disable the app called mobile care. Otherwise your phone will automatically update to 2.3.4. Even if you tell it not to update it will still do it in the middle of the night unless you uninstall/freeze mobile care
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I remember staying up waiting for the update to pop up, just to stop it.....this was before I began turning airplane mode on and leaving wifi off when I go to sleep.....then it just stopped all together about a week after verizon tries to eff us over.
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I hate that both Sony and Verizon are pointing fingers at each other and then taking a way an update because not as many games will work on the phone. Come on! It should be up to me, and they should be working to make my phone run as best it can for the two years I'm stuck with it!
I used to work for one of these companies, in your four week of training, you spend three learning how to soak your customer's for every penny they got.
And then there's the up selling training on top of that.
swebosdev said:
I used to work for one of these companies, in your four week of training, you spend three learning how to soak your customer's for every penny they got.
And then there's the up selling training on top of that.
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My cousin works for Verizon. But he was a hardware repairmen. But in his training, they told him to make it sound like a simple little thing is gonna make your phone explode and kill babies.
I have continually posted on the VZW forums on their website asking when this issue will be fixed, Verizon Customer Care ignores me every time.
Rogue Leader said:
I have continually posted on the VZW forums on their website asking when this issue will be fixed, Verizon Customer Care ignores me every time.
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I have seen every post you make on their. Unfortunately as I am not the account holder I can only read but not post. It is ridiculous. Then again its VZ. Hate them.
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Finally got an answer and you all are not gonna like it:
Tommy_861, I can understand why it would be upsetting for features to stop working that previously did before. Per our product team, connectivity issues with Google Talk were found to be caused by changes to Google's encryption servers and this is no longer supported by the Xperia Play. I apologize for any inconvenience. The issue with Gmail sync has been reported, but I don't have any info on when this will be resolved. For Facebook, are you using the application or the browser? If an application, try using the browser.
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Finally got an answer and you all are not gonna like it:
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Well, at least they aren't blaming Sony this time.
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I smell bs.
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I smell bs.
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You too huh?...why look at the att play....that one is fine isn't it?
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someone named poorxperiaplay replied and called them on it, then I replied as well:
I agree with poorxperiaplay here. The problem is directly related to all Google services not just Gtalk, thats why Gmail doesn't sync right, nor does the calendar, nor does it work right when you pick out an app on the Google Play web site on your PC and try to install from there. It never live syncs with the server.
You can't just take out features like that because you broke them and then say sorry. People rely on the Google services, its why we bought an Android Phone! Not only that, ALL other versions of the Xperia Play, R800i, R800a, R800at, all run 2.3.4 official from Sony successfully. Verizon modifies it for roll out to their phones, to add their software, which means your product team broke it, and they aren't spending the time to fix it.
And yes the facebook application does not sync properly or even work properly on 3G either. The sync issue has been a problem from day 1. The web site on the phone works fine.
These are major issues that are fundamental to all R800x phones. This needs to be fixed, immediately.
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Dial code to test functions

Here is the dial code from HTC to test the phones functions *#*#3424#*#* this is from HTC UK funny thing is i was on an older software version 127
and could not update but while in this test mode i tried update software and straight away it started downloading129
There is no "update software" in the Test mode, I could not find it.
Also, are you sure you went from 1.27 to 1.29? There should be 1.28 in between.
omar302 said:
There is no "update software" in the Test mode, I could not find it.
Also, are you sure you went from 1.27 to 1.29? There should be 1.28 in between.
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Yes there is look again ,and i bought my phone from O2 this week which had 128 installed and took it back because of a fault the replacement had 127 installed.
robbo2 said:
Here is the dial code from HTC to test the phones functions *#*#3424#*#* this is from HTC UK funny thing is i was on an older software version 127
and could not update but while in this test mode i tried update software and straight away it started downloading129
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Which region/network are you on?
I dont see update software in the test mode, which is a shame because I hate waiting for updates
robbo2 said:
Yes there is look again ,and i bought my phone from O2 this week which had 128 installed and took it back because of a fault the replacement had 127 installed.
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confirm no software update for my T-mo UK unlocked phone and I can't find software update option in Test mode, OP must be kidding
onlinejobwork said:
confirm no software update for my T-mo UK unlocked phone and I can't find software update option in Test mode, OP must be kidding
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The phone is a payg bought from O2 Castleford store Carlton Lanes Shopping Centre this week the update has gone from 1.27 to 1.29.206.11 this happened when i ticked more then software version in test mode, if this helps ( by the way i am only trying to help i do not make a habit of putting out crap information for the fun of it)
I did as above but when i ran the software version it just brought me to the info page stating the software version ha! Cheers for the code though
hegartyp said:
I did as above but when i ran the software version it just brought me to the info page stating the software version ha! Cheers for the code though
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Without starting another thread just asked O2 if i could unlock my phone and they will not do this on payg for twelve months from activation which is crap if anyone knows of a generator to unlock our HTC ONE or a reputable UK based company i would be grateful cheers Robbo2
I could be wrong but you could root the phone and unlock bootloader that should make the phone unlocked so to speak? unless i'm talking out of my hat
hegartyp said:
I could be wrong but you could root the phone and unlock bootloader that should make the phone unlocked so to speak? unless i'm talking out of my hat
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Thanks for the reply but is a network unlock i want for use outside the UK so i can use any sim
Ah i see what you mean now!! no sim unlocking is different to rooting my bad
Mine is showing 1.28 and is unlocked using an Orange SIM card. I'll test the dial code and see what it does :thumbup:
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T mobile unlocked. Tried, nothing for me.
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[Q] Anybody had luck unlocking AT&T S4 32gb with hidden options?

What the title call for..
Any help.. much appreciated.
Or Can anyone suggest a reliable inexpensive unlocking service/website?
Traveling abroad in few day.. really need to get it SIM unlocked...
Thank you in advance.
Cellunlock.net. there are a couple others. Use the search.
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This worked fine on my 32gb
Unlock s4 for free with hidden options
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285431
Unlock s4 for free with hidden options
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Cellunlock.net
People have had good luck with this company!
I successfully unlocked my device with the hidden options instructions. Popped in my sim that I had in my nexus 4 and it worked as it should. Did you follow the video tutorial?
32 GB here unlocked via hidden options.
scanss2k said:
This worked fine on my 32gb
Unlock s4 for free with hidden options
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285431
Unlock s4 for free with hidden options
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Tried all that.. no luck. Also to mention.. S4 is updated to the latest update via Kies and has never been activated on AT&T network.
Could that have anything to do with unlocking issue?
Did it for two devices. Make sure you're using the back button in the menu and not the hardware key.
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Did it for two devices. Make sure you're using the back button in the menu and not the hardware key.
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It's not working on some phones no matter how you do it.
I used Cellunlocker.net, it cost me $25 (more than many places) but I got the code in under 5 minutes.
scott14719 said:
It's not working on some phones no matter how you do it.
I used Cellunlocker.net, it cost me $25 (more than many places) but I got the code in under 5 minutes.
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Agreed.. no matter how you try it.. doesn't work on some phones.. for some odd reason..
I guess, I will just have to buy the unlock code.. not a big deal though..
What is the cheapest price people have seen?
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McGragger said:
What is the cheapest price people have seen?
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Free, lol with hidden menu
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I had to use the hidden menu option then put the unlock code that I received from att for the phone to unlock. Before I entered the code but it was unsuccessful. But after the unlock with hidden menu I was able to unlock with the code provided by att.
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I had to use the hidden menu option then put the unlock code that I received from att for the phone to unlock. Before I entered the code but it was unsuccessful. But after the unlock with hidden menu I was able to unlock with the code provided by att.
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Why do you need to use hidden menu with official unlock code? (I am assuming you didn't had the different SIM in order to enter the code?)
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Why do you need to use hidden menu with official unlock code? (I am assuming you didn't had the different SIM in order to enter the code?)
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The SHA256 setting has to be correct for the phone to take the code. The menu is used to change it to "on". Information about this has already been posted.
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rka919 said:
What the title call for..
Any help.. much appreciated.
Or Can anyone suggest a reliable inexpensive unlocking service/website?
Traveling abroad in few day.. really need to get it SIM unlocked...
Thank you in advance.
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This one works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41580940&postcount=18
for 32Gb i337
i have a ROGERS Galaxy S4 SGH-I337M.
couldn't unlock the phone with hidden options. tried all the ways in this forum and in the end went to cellunlocker.net, paid 15$ via paypal, gave them the wrong IMEI number, talked to customer support to correct the IMEI number and eventually received a code that worked. all of that in less than 24H.
if you're not in a hurry to unlock your phone i would wait another week or two, i believe by then the method for generating the code to unlock the device will be shared here.
Won't work for me either, I researched and tried many times
I am on a ATT 32gb GS4 runnig the OTA MDL update, rooted with Motochopper, added the Xposed framework and then Nottach versions 2 thru 4 as they became available. I mention this in case someone knows that it wont work with the Xposed framework.
I went through the original threads about sim unlocking last week and followed them carefully step by step and just assumed it worked. Later that week I also did the AWS modification so the TMO sim would be worth trying.
This morning I got ahold of a TMO sim and popped it in and it asked for a unlock code! WTF, so I reread the threads, check my SHA256 setting to see if its really off and it was.
Rechecked the threads, found there are two different codes to get you to the same exact spot, decided that would make no difference. They all get you to the same spot eventually. There are differing opinions on how to finalize the process also, but both of them end up rebooting your phone for you.
Read through and tried through the last steps several times which included trying the [4] Restore Back-up to restore the "Golden_Backup" and then also another couple of attempts with [1] Load default NV. Still no luck.
I am assuming that the SHA256_off means that it is not going to check for a ATT security code on startup or something and the Golden_Backup is a hard coded setting that is not carrier dependant?
There are also a few other settings in the NV REBUILD section that I wish I knew the functions of. Particularly the [1] load default NV. Does this setting load the ATT NV settings back in again?
Also, do you get more than one shot at the Golden_Backup? Is it hard coded or is it just the original backup that of the NV that was there before the ATT version and once you screw it up its gone and over written by the ATT version?
It has been posted that sometimes it just wont work but I think that since its coded in it has to work, but maybe a setting needs to be changed or done slightly differently. I will keep looking and learning. If anyone has any ideas I would be happy to try them.
I am in the same position as you are. Tried several times with several different options, but no luck. And as I mentioned earlier, I updated the phone from Kies prior to trying to unlock using hidden options. Maybe that could have something to do with the phone not getting unlocked.. Will keep on researching and post updates.

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