Showing posts with label OS Ice Cream Sandwich. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OS Ice Cream Sandwich. Show all posts

How to Root Haipai Noble X710D MTK6577 Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich [Tutorial]




Last time we have explained a tutorial about rooting Haipai Noble i9220 MTK6575, now it is time to root its sibling which is Haipai Noble X710D MTK6577 that running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Of course this is done in order to access the devices freely just like running games or apps. On this post i will explain about how to root Haipai Noble i9220 with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich step by step, so you can follow the instruction below carefully.

Caution: In my experience nothing has ever gone wrong with rooting. There is always that slight chance something can mess up. Use caution and only do this if you want to. I am not responsible if anything happens (but I really don’t think anything will happen if you do everything right)  Also rooting voids your warranty but don’t worry, unrooting should give it back like nothing ever happened.!! Please read about Rooting here.

Note:
  • The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the Haipai Noble X710D MTK6577. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
  • The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
  • Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
  • Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.
  • This Procedure works for Mobiles having stock ROM only, and will definitely void your warranty, although the warranty can be claimed by un-rooting your device.

What you need to prepare:
  • Haipai Noble X710D MTK6577 and a PC
  • Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data. Guide from here
  • Make sure your device has at least 75% of phone battery charge.
  • Download this file here.

Steps to root Haipai Noble X710D MTK6577:
  • Extract 'Android flash' anywhere to your desktop
  • Open the folder within called 'USB VCOM Driver' and chose the folder then file that is your operating system (the .inf) and paste it to your desktop
  • Pull the battery out of your phone and connect the phone to you computer whilst holding the volume up button
  • Open device manager. You should see your phone (it re-appeared every 5 seconds for me). Right click on your phone and press update driver, then browse manually for the .inf file you put on your desktop. Once you've done that disconnect your phone
  • Open 'Android flash' and open Flash_tool and select all the files to make it look like the picture below
  • Press download, then plug in your phone whilst pressing volume up button
  • Done! You now have CWM and have rooted your phone! There are also some other apps that are added too

If you are having issues with your IMEI code read this  There's also a issue with external sd cards which is currently being worked on. (phone can't write to sd card. if you attempt, phone reports sd card as damaged and sd card will need to be re-formatted)

How to Root Sony Xperia T running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich [Tutorial]



Another Xperia series showing up to ready to be rooted. This time we will explain a tutorial about how to root Sony Xperia T which released with an official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Previously we have explained and posted the same tutorial for Xperia which is Sony Xperia S, now for those the owners of Sony Xperia T do not worry not to get the rooting guide.

Thanks to xda forum members who always try their best to make the Android OS looks better in its performance and customization. So, here we go please read this tutorial carefully. The choice between rooting or not lies on your hand.


Caution: In my experience nothing has ever gone wrong with rooting. There is always that slight chance something can mess up. Use caution and only do this if you want to. I am not responsible if anything happens (but I really don’t think anything will happen if you do everything right)  Also rooting voids your warranty but don’t worry, unrooting should give it back like nothing ever happened.!! Please read about Rooting here.

Note:
  • The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the Sony Xperia T running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
  • The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
  • Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
  • Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.
  • This Procedure will definitely void your warranty, although the warranty can be claimed by un-rooting your device.


What you need to prepare:
  • A Sony Xperia T running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a PC
  • Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data. Guide from here
  • Make sure your device has at least 75% of phone battery charge.


How to root using Bin4ry’s Root Tool
  • Download the tool from here.
  • Extract the downloaded zip file to a convenient location on the computer.
  • Ensure that you are running an Android 4.0 or Android 4.1 ROM on your device. This will not work on Android 2.3 or older versions of Android.
  • Make sure drivers for your Android device are installed on the computer. Drivers for most devices can be installed by installing the manufacturer’s PC suite software.
  • On your phone/tablet, enable USB debugging in the Settings » Developer options menu.
  • Run the tool by double-clicking the RunMe.bat file from the folder where you extracted the tool in step 2.
  • Then, make the correct choice according to whatever device you have (enter 4 for the normal method which is to be used for all non-Sony devices), then press Enter.
  • Connect your device to the computer. Then, follow on-screen instructions to root your device.

Congratulation ! now your Sony Xperia T has been rooted. Enjoy the advantages of the rooted device. Please give us a feedback on the comment section below.

How to Update Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 into Android 4.04 (Ice Cream Sandwich)




Hello guys, do you want to taste having Ice Cream Sandwich on your Xperia X8. If you do, then i will explain the tutorial How to Update Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 into Android 4.04 (Ice Cream Sandwich). You should know that this tutorial will use MiniCM9 which is an unofficial port of CyanogenMod 9 for the SEMC msm7x27 devices. MiniCM9 is running Android ICS on top of the nAa-ics kernel.

Features:
  • Built for MDPI
  • Full hardware acceleration (the ICS way)
  • Camera
  • Opengl rendering
  • MiniCM Update notifications via c2dm (Settings -> System -> Update notifications)
  • App2sd / Dalvik2sd compatible with 2.1 app2sd (storing to ext2/3/4 pre-existing partition is detected and mounted as such)
  • Android's native App2sd (move to sdcard, storing to fat)
  • In kernel ClockworkMod recovery v5.0.2.3 and option to reboot into Recovery
  • Modular Undervolting handled Settings -> Performance menu (by default not active)
  • KSM support
  • Extra Settings display option for Ultra brightness, also handled via notification bar icons
  • Smooth 2D scrolling in menus
  • Native Wifi Hotspot
  • Native USB tethering
  • Native Bluetooth tethering

Not Working:
  • HW Video encoding / decoding

Note:
  • The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the Sony Xperia X8. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
  • The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
  • Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
  • Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.

This installation requires you to have:

Before installation of Android 4.04 on you X8, it is better to back up your phone to keep your files and data setting on your phone save. Make sure you have rooted your X8 and xRecovery is installed on your phone. The back up process we use now is using the tutorial below using xRecovery from the files above. For the tutorial to back up your X8, follow the link below:
How to Backup Your OS Android Phones Using xRecovery
Make sure that your battery has a charge of at least 80% to prevent your device from shutting down in the middle of the update process.After you backup your files from your phone, follow these steps below:

Instructions:
  • Download the MiniCM9-3.0.4.zip from the release link 
  • Backup your /data contents: contacts, apps, sms, etc. or backup via x-recovery above
  • Move the MiniCM9-3.0.4.zip  to the root folder of your sdcard. Download the suggested Google Apps for CM9 from here (check http://goo-inside.me/gapps/ if you want to experiment with other gapps versions)
  • Make sure you are using the nAa-ics kernel
  • Enter CWM and:
  • - Select 'backup and restore -> Backup'
  • - Select 'wipe data/factory reset' (MUST DO)
  • - Flash the MiniCM9-3.0.4.zip  To do this, Select 'install zip from sdcard -> choose zip from sdcard' and select the MiniCM9-3.0.4.zip
  • - Flash gapps in the same way
  • Reboot (first boot will take ~2 mins)
  • Once your device has booted, you can use the nAa notification to register for upcoming updates. This way you can get update notifications on new versions of MiniCM9 and the nAa-ics kernel!
Congratulation! Now you have Android 4.04 Ice Cream Sandwich on your phone. Feel free to leave a comment on the section below.

Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 reviews, dual SIM card smartphone with decent specs



Samsung indeed is hearing what consumers need for what should mobile phone has. The dual sim smartphone Galaxy S Duos S7562 will come soon to be featured with best features and great performance. The body similar to the Samsung Galaxy S3 and has wide screen in plastic-used material.

Those who are waiting to have a decent smartphone equipped with amazing spec, this Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 is the right choice for you if you have a little patient, because this S Duos is planned to release on this month August. However, regarding the price tagged on this dual sim phone, the information we get around the world sites is expected to be a little expensive considering the specs presented on it.

However, this great phone is what i also waiting now to have such a dual sim phone to make us easier carrying only one phone with two sim cards.

Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 Features:

GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2012, July

BODY
Dimensions 121.5 x 63.1 x 10.5 mm
Weight 120 g
Touch-sensitive controls

DISPLAY
Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes

SOUND
Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM

DATA
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
USBYes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA
Primary 5 MP, 2592Ñ…1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, FWVGA@30fps
Secondary Yes, VGA

FEATURES
OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
CPU 1 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 200
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors White
- Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
- SNS integration
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input

BATTERY
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Main disadvantages:
- No information

Price:
Coming soon

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Source: Gsmarena.com

Sony Xperia S Price and Review, the 12 MP in FullHD video capture !

Overview:
Introducing the widest screen of newest Xperia made by Sony Mobile Phone (formerly Sony Ericsson) released to us equipped with best and amazing features built in stylish design of aluminium unibody presented in 4.3" Inch screen with transparent strip below the screen.

Sony Xperia S Price and Review
Sony Xperia S comes featured with the operating system of Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which the update come shortly on this year, and 1.5 GHz Dual-core, as well as 1 GB RAM. This phone absolutely fast to run any android apps available on market apps. The 12 MP main camera also made the Xperia S to be one of few phones equipped with this pixel. This phone also able to shot and capture video in HD quality that can be watched from TV thanks to HDMI support.

Other features inlcuded on this series are also similiar with other Xperia, which are NFC connection, TV launcher, SNS integration, 32 GB internal storage, but unfortunately no card slot available on the phone, but surely it is enough to save files, and other interesting features inside. Let's take a look inside the phone, below:

Features:
  • 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
  • HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
  • LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.3 inches (~342 ppi pixel density)
  • Multitouch up to 10 fingers
  • Protection Scratch-resistant glass
  • Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine, Timescape UI
  • Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
  • Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
  • CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz, GPU Adreno 220
  • Internal 32 GB, 1 GB RAM
  • GPRS Up to 86 kbps
  • EDGE Up to 237 kbps
  • Speed HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
  • Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
  • NFC, microUSB v2.0
  • Primary 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
  • Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization
  • Video 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
  • Secondary 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps
  • Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash
  • Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
  • Java MIDP emulator
  • Colors White, Black
  • MicroSIM card support only
  • TV launcher
  • SNS integration
  • HDMI port
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
  • MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
  • TrackID music recognition
  • Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
  • YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
  • Document viewer
  • Voice memo/dial/commands
  • Predictive text input
  • Standard battery, Li-Ion 1750 mAh
  • Stand-by Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
  • Talk time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
  • Music play Up to 25 h
Main disadvantages
  • No card slot
Prices:

Sony Xperia S is priced at 467.99 EUR (629.625 USD)

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Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Reviews, the Xperia arc Mini !


Sony Ericsson Xperia ray

Overview:
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is relased on August 2011, coming with the amazing features under such an affordable price tag. Apparently Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is Sony Ericsson’s Xperia family used the Operating System of Android in which lately has spread out fast to loose the symbian operating system. This 3.3 inch phone really does a long slim, sturdy Android smartphone with some sharp lines.

Built very dense and the aluminum frame adds an extra level of sturdiness and class, presented with the operating System Android v2.3 Gingerbread and will be able to upgrade to v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Equipped with 1 GHz Scorpion CPU, 512 MB RAM, Adreno 205 GPU, the phone really run fast and elegant. The internal memory storage of 1 GB is more than enough. Furthermore, it has been included with the memory card of 4 GB which mean we should not but it anymore.

The WebKit browser on the Xperia Ray supports Flash 11, though that plug-in won't be getting much more than security updates from here on in. Other features include 8 MP primary camera, Wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and much more are available on the phone, apparently it does has everything we need so far. Let's take a look inside the phone, below:

Features:
  • Quad-band GSM /GPRS/EDGE support
  • 3G with 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
  • 3.3" 16M-color capacitive LED-backlit LCD touchscreen of FWVGA resolution (480 x 854 pixels) on Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine
  • Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread, planned upgrade to v4.0 
  • 1 GHz Scorpion CPU, 512 MB RAM, Adreno 205 GPU
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset
  • 8 MP autofocus camera, LED light, geotagging
  • 720p video @ 30fps, continuous autofocus
  • Front facing VGA camera
  • Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
  • GPS with A-GPS
  • microSD slot (32GB supported, 4GB card included)
  • Accelerometer and proximity sensor
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
  • Voice dialing
  • Adobe Flash 10.2 support
  • Slim design at 9.4mm thickness
  • Large 1500mAh Li-ion battery
  • Colors Black, Gold, White, Pink
  • SNS integration
  • MP4/H.263/H.264 player
  • MP3/WAV player
  • TrackID music recognition
  • SensMe
  • Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
  • YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
  • Document viewer
  • Voice memo
  • Predictive text input
  • BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
  • Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 440 h (3G)
  • Talk time Up to 6 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
  • Music play Up to 36 h
Main disadvantages
  • Screen viewing angles could have been better
  • No smart dialing
  • Loudspeaker has below average performance
  • No DivX/XviD support
  • Non hot-swappable memory card
  • No HDMI port (the arc and the Neo have one)
  • led flash can't set to automatic
  • 720p video capture washed-out
  • Picky with headphones with in-line mics
  • Small-ish display
Prices:

Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is available at the price $289.99. Check out.

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