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Xperia play problems with gameloft

After gaming on any game that looks like it's putting use of the cpu and gpu will cause the phone to malfunction.... 15minutws or so into gaming the analogue pads on the gaming controls stops working. The power button becomes non responsive, vibrate stops working, wireless bluetooth and gps also stops. I need to restart the phone by pulling the battery... I'm wondering if anyone else has these issues... Using 2.3.2 from rogers
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havent have that proplem but if i try to play star battalion it loads up and just crashes & closes everytime. already had one replaced because it did with more games but its just star battalion now, ive accepted it anyway dont look very good

Before I return the phone... Does anyone experience the problem where the power button doesn't work anymore?? Right now I'm not sure if it's only the cracked gameloft games that are causing the problem...
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Star battalion works fine for me but the graphics are not as intensive as rainbow 6 and dungeon defenders second wave
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Deoxlar said:
Before I return the phone... Does anyone experience the problem where the power button doesn't work anymore?? Right now I'm not sure if it's only the cracked gameloft games that are causing the problem...
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Why dont you buy your games rather that steal them then? I hope someone steals your phone so you know how it feels
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lol he probably got a version for another phone and came complaning here .
Remember that XDA has to be clean of every comment like those above.
So please edit your post and delete your comment. I don't want Gameloft thinking that this forum is linked to the cracking scene....

kenshindono said:
lol he probably got a version for another phone and came complaning here .
Remember that XDA has to be clean of every comment like those above.
So please edit your post and delete your comment. I don't want Gameloft thinking that this forum is linked to the cracking scene....
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They were xperia play versions... Read my posts its the problem that occurs after 15minutes of playing the game. Gameloft would be able to read that thus site doesn't supply or encourage cracked games. Not all my games are cracked and I liked Rainbow 6,I was going to buy it of it wasn't for the problem
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kenshindono said:
lol he probably got a version for another phone and came complaning here .
Remember that XDA has to be clean of every comment like those above.
So please edit your post and delete your comment. I don't want Gameloft thinking that this forum is linked to the cracking scene....
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"Copycat company sues XDA over piracy" sounds more a The Onion headline than anything.

My games all work flawlessly except my rainbow 6 wont download the extra data, started the dl over wifi and let it go all night while I slept for about 8 hours and never hit 75%
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Keep doing that with your rainbow 6,it will eventually finish downloading... I have a problem with gameloft disconnecting often too.
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Seem like an excessive dl time
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thatmayh3mguy said:
My games all work flawlessly except my rainbow 6 wont download the extra data, started the dl over wifi and let it go all night while I slept for about 8 hours and never hit 75%
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Rainbow 6 took me 4eva to download lol
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Well, I ended up buying modern combat to test it out before returning the phone. It played for 3 minutes and the touchpad, the power button, and the wireless stopped functioning again. I am returning the phone and waiting a month for the galaxy s2.
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AndroHero said:
Rainbow 6 took me 4eva to download lol
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Hell yeah but worth it
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Deoxlar said:
Well, I ended up buying modern combat to test it out before returning the phone. It played for 3 minutes and the touchpad, the power button, and the wireless stopped functioning again. I am returning the phone and waiting a month for the galaxy s2.
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Sounds to me like you just have a faulty device.
You sound like you like your gaming so exchange for a new Play.
Otherwise, enjoy touch screen gaming with your S2!

thatmayh3mguy said:
Seem like an excessive dl time
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Editre dled the data after wiping it all from my Sd an I dled in about 2hrs
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Honestly I really like sony ericsson... I always used them... But the s2 is a lot faster... I did the benchmark test last night and it was at 2100,the s2s are at 6000... Huge difference even though I don't know what the numbers mean... I'm just afraid that developers will abandon this phone..... Sony themselves arent really backing the phone.. They rather spend money on real consoles
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The 6000+ scores in the SGS2 are bogus, they are the result of exploiting one of Quadrant's many bugs by dishonest ROM makers. Check the VillainROM thread in the SGS2 subforum for details. Aside of that, Quadrant doesn't register the dual core properly, and is not cery reliable in any case.
There are many reasons to acquire the GalaxyS II (dual core, the SAMOLED+ screen, TouchWiz for some people...),but Quadrant is not one of them.

Ah thanks for being so informative... I'm going to exchange it for another play tomorrow.
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Hi i have a verizon Xplay i haven't buy any game yet cause still dont know if i will keep the phone....well my question is.. when I go to verizon app to download any game some charge for subscription what this mean And other games say first download what means thanks
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[Q] Do I need an antivirus?

Like the title. Do I need an antivirus or am I safe as long as apps are from google store.
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I've never bothered. But I read the comments before installing anything. Usually will say if there's anything up with the app. Like push ads. Tho I use ad-away...so I don't usually get those anyway.
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I use Avast! for both my S3 & N7. I prefer to protect my investments. Comments aren't always truthful & not all apps, from play store or otherwise, are safe.

Google play is not safe as there are few apps which take your phone details like contacts and send online without your permission ..i use LBE privacy guard on my Ace which can block permission for stupid apps to access ur important data ..I highly recommend that
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The only antivirus you need is your own brain.
If an app looks dodgy to you, chances are it probably is. If you're downloading APK's from some Ukranian website, do it at your own risk. For the most part, you should be able to tell which apps are secure while browsing through the market. Just have some common sense when choosing an APK to install. Been on Android for years and never had a single virus over several devices.

As with my computers...if I get a virus I get a virus....wipe...install...back to business. That's me anyway. If you feel better with one.....get one!
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kj2112 said:
As with my computers...if I get a virus I get a virus....wipe...install...back to business. That's me anyway. If you feel better with one.....get one!
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Ah. I build n mode my PC all the time and never run antivirus too but I do run a firewall. Guess my question should have been. Do I need a firewall?
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I've messed with my phones a lot....never got a virus. That I know of. At home I'm thru my router...its firewalled....but I don't see anyone hacking into my phone either way. My phone gets silly and I just reflash.
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k29er said:
Ah. I build n mode my PC all the time and never run antivirus too but I do run a firewall. Guess my question should have been. Do I need a firewall?
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You don't need a firewall but it's nice to have. I use it to block apps which don't really need internet access yet have it for some reason anyway.
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Flash

Hi
i would love to buy a nexus 10 but i need a working flash player ....does nexus provided a way to play flash...and if so how smooth is it??
thx guys !
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txx3 said:
... i would love to buy a nexus 10 but i need a working flash player ....does nexus provided a way to play flash...and if so how smooth is it??...
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Get the lastest apk here:
Adobe Flash Player
You will need to side load so "Settings->Security->Unknown sources" must be checked. Then use any file manager to select and install the download flash apk file.
As far as how smooth it works I've not noticed any issues.
Good luck.

So is it like on the galaxy s 2
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No Android device that has come out in a while now has supported Flash. This isnt the fault of the OS or Google, it is because Adobe has shut down flash for mobile devices. The web just needs to move on past this dead format so we can stop with these incompatibility issues on new devices.

EniGmA1987 said:
No Android device that has come out in a while now has supported Flash. This isnt the fault of the OS or Google, it is because Adobe has shut down flash for mobile devices. The web just needs to move on past this dead format so we can stop with these incompatibility issues on new devices.
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its not dead at all, not even near dead.
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It is dead... Html5 is the new way... It will be gone within a couple years... Steve Jobs made that decision for us...

the_boo said:
It is dead... Html5 is the new way... It will be gone within a couple years... Steve Jobs made that decision for us...
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i get your point, but in reality there is still alot of flash ..and the amount is so big that it's way to soon to say flash is dead
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txx3 said:
i get your point, but in reality there is still alot of flash ..and the amount is so big that it's way to soon to say flash is dead
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Yeah, I get why you want flash... I use it on a daily bases with minimal problems, but it pisses me off that even sites like Amazon still use flash for their videos...

the_boo said:
Yeah, I get why you want flash... I use it on a daily bases with minimal problems, but it pisses me off that even sites like Amazon still use flash for their videos...
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yeah i want to stream some soccer games, i was not sure if nexus 10 can handel it ...i mean it's not a offical feature. But sounds to work good enough
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txx3 said:
i get your point, but in reality there is still alot of flash ..and the amount is so big that it's way to soon to say flash is dead
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There are two ways to classify a format as dead. The first is if the company who controls and updates the format ends its life, which is the case for mobile devices and how I classify something as dead. The second is if the format is technically still alive but hasnt been updated for quite a while and no one or almost no one uses the format anymore.
The fact that flash is not supported on 100% of new devices, has not been supported on 90% of devices released in the past almost 2 years, and the products that do support it have reached EOL to me means the format is dead. People who design websites dont seem to have gotten the message yet though about their incompatibility with anything modern and all future devices. Hopefully they will get with the times soon.

Do I need Anti Virus software on my NEXUS 4?

This question is really a basic for the sake of device security, but still, I need opinion from you guys. And maybe some recommendations?
R. Hansen | Nexus 4 | noob

No, it's just a waste of space.
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I have never needed it.. I download/install things from allot of sites too.
I wouldn't worry about it myself.
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Agreed with the above, its not necessary. Provided you are careful with what you download and install you'll have no issues.
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Is it even possible to get a virus from installing an app
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mattoaida said:
Is it even possible to get a virus from installing an app
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Yeah, but it's pretty rare

An AntiVirus App will just slow down your phone I think.

rusak2 said:
An AntiVirus App will just slow down your phone I think.
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And waste an already limited space.
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So I sum up that nobody use antivirus here. Okay then, I guess it is enough for me I guess
R. Hansen | Nexus 4 | noob

Android is based on unix/linux, this is not windows. No need for an antivirus, it's just a waste of space and RAM.
"Riddle me this, Riddle me that."

They wouldn't find the in built NSA/CIA stuff anyway. In fact they would probably add more snoopware.

I installed avg antivirus. Pretty happy with it
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I wouldn't see it as necessary if you're a crack flasher or swap ROMs often.

if you are a noob, yes use 3 antivirus at the same time, lol
most play store apps are virus itself,, full of ads, crapware,
use greenefy to put them down and adaway
if you want your n4 to behave like a S3 S4 sony htc lg, then put antivirus to make it slow and lag

I had the same question so i set to answer it myself.
I installed a free anti virus one of the best,, AVG/Avast was it? I cant remember. I then went and pulled out a keylogger version of swiftkey. What it does is it send everything i type passwords and all to a remote server.
I scanned the apk and i scanned the folder it was installed to and then scanned the entire phone.
It was deemed clean and safe.
The hack to insert the keylogger code is easy to reproduce and doesnt mar the app's digital signature. It was malicious but could nt be caught.
I uninstalled the "anti virus" and went on with my life.

I know and understand that you most probably won't ever feel the need of an antivirus from normal usage of your mobile device, but the numbers show all over the place that there is an epidemic of malware on android, just check the following articles, some of them may be biased since they are coming from a an antivirus seller, but there is no denying that the threat exists and if you care about your privacy, having a basic antivirus/antimalware, app permission control and the use of some sort of anonymity protection (OpenVPN, TOR, etc) is a necessity to avoid having your data put on the internet by every free game or stupid free app out there.
Check all these out for example:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/15/ma...ing-around-32-8m-android-devices-report-says/
http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/07/f-...of-all-mobile-malware-in-2012-96-in-q4-alone/
https://www.lookout.com/resources/reports/state-of-mobile-security-2012
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2012/12/13/2013-mobile-threat-predictions/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_virus
I will probably strike most of you as a crazy, tinfoil-hat-wearing paranoid but the internet is a scary place...

Kasnar said:
I know and understand that you most probably won't ever feel the need of an antivirus from normal usage of your mobile device, but the numbers show all over the place that there is an epidemic of malware on android, just check the following articles, some of them may be biased since they are coming from a an antivirus seller, but there is no denying that the threat exists and if you care about your privacy, having a basic antivirus/antimalware, app permission control and the use of some sort of anonymity protection (OpenVPN, TOR, etc) is a necessity to avoid having your data put on the internet by every free game or stupid free app out there.
Check all these out for example:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/15/ma...ing-around-32-8m-android-devices-report-says/
http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/07/f-...of-all-mobile-malware-in-2012-96-in-q4-alone/
https://www.lookout.com/resources/reports/state-of-mobile-security-2012
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2012/12/13/2013-mobile-threat-predictions/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_virus
I will probably strike most of you as a crazy, tinfoil-hat-wearing paranoid but the internet is a scary place...
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You're not crazy... I was looking at it from the shoes of the person asking. If someone has to ask, then they are somewhat new and more susceptible to clicking on things that shouldn't be clicked. Like my grandma clicking a "YOU HAVE A VIRUS, CLICK HERE TO CLEAN" pop-up. IMHO, most responses were opinions based on that specific person's usage/knowledge without considering the source. And I can agree.. it's not needed if you know what you're doing. Since you asked the question, I say get something..

How much porn do you download?
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ryohansen said:
This question is really a basic for the sake of device security, but still, I need opinion from you guys. And maybe some recommendations?
R. Hansen | Nexus 4 | noob
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It's not really needed. I used it for a but but never needed it.
If you still want one though. Lookout is decent.
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Beerad875 said:
How much porn do you download?
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Just enough. *wink*
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Facebook slow on nexus 7

Hey guys!
I picked up a 2012 nexus 7 for pretty cheap and I really love this tab. Does everything I would want it to do. However, one thing that's kind of annoying is the Facebook app is super slow... The app itself is responsive but the data loads as if I have a dial up connection. I ran a speed test from it and get 12+ meg...I also have an iPhone and iPad both connected to the same wireless ap and don't have any issues... All other apps seem to be fine as well. Any suggestions?
Thanks guys!!
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Also I'm running rooted 4.4.4
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try here Facebook Support

% Facebook
Here's the ONLY good thing FB ever did.
It also illustrates who uses it.

That's because the official Facebook app is utter sh*t, it takes a load of time on my tablet as well

Bert98 said:
That's because the official Facebook app is utter sh*t, it takes a load of time on my tablet as well
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You are pretty much the only person that answered the question.

Loads ****ty on mine too.
Tablet feels slow even with it running in the background.

RumoredNow said:
% Facebook
Here's the ONLY good thing FB ever did.
It also illustrates who uses it.
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WOW . I am impressed Due to the fact i thought face crap was Totally useless. Facebook app messenger or webpage is NOT allowed on my laptop my phone my nexus 7 or my Note 10. I might even go as far as putting a NO Facebook sign at the end of my driveway. Requiring anyone who comes to visit me To uninstall it .
Yea I really feel this way about face &($%
ON TOPIC.. I have seen all over the net forums and Google plus about the same issue your having OP. sorry

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You are pretty much the only person that answered the question.
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in our defense it wasnt even put in the right forum. and even if it was he should be asking facebook not a forum of android developers.

Just add these to buildprop..
sys.mem.max_hidden_apps=5
persist.sys.use_16bpp_alpha=1
Regards..

Lim Wee Huat said:
Just add these to buildprop..
sys.mem.max_hidden_apps=5
persist.sys.use_16bpp_alpha=1
Regards..
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What does that do?
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acidspider said:
What does that do?
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Just do it. It'll create a placebo effect [emoji39]
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princeasi said:
Just do it. It'll create a placebo effect [emoji39]
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Placebo effect? You sure? lol.

Lim Wee Huat said:
Placebo effect? You sure? lol.
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Explain it the..because i want to know :v as i understand it will limit the background apps to 5 wich means more ram..but apps will load slower

alexche77 said:
Explain it the..because i want to know :v as i understand it will limit the background apps to 5 wich means more ram..but apps will load slower
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Hidden apps is limited to 5 from default 10 or 15 = less services for device to handle.. and use_16bpp_alpha=1 forces your device to use 16 bits instead of 32 bits. Try it. Don't like it? Just delete it. Simple.

just thanx gr8 live nexus
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Recommending another nice tweak...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2534471