JB Conversation for ICS Xperia Mini

credits to Till-Kruspe
 of xda for the screenshot 

Well if you guys want to experience the Jelly Bean Conversation look for your xperia mini but you can't let go of the stock rom installed on your phone, we've got a solution for you.

I've tried to search for an .apk file for this "jb conversation" but I actually failed to find one.  But thanks to xda's saqib nazm and erorcun for giving us this ported JB Conversation.  Yeah, yeah, the dual panel UI is all in our hands! Weeeeehhhh! - "DUAL PANEL UI"

Yes, you read it right. We'll get the dual panel look on our messaging given that our phone (xperia Mini) has a small screen.

Make sure that your phone's rooted and you have the CWM installed.

How to See the SD Card Contents on Xperia Mini

For newly bought or flashed Xperia Mini, you can't get to check the SD card contents from your phone. It's like you're outside your own locked car and you can't get in bacause you left the key inside.. You still need to plug your phone to your PC just so you can check your files.  Yes, there's the Officesuit but it's not updated so still won't help.

Well, we suggest to open your Play Store and sign in to your account (if you already have google account) or sign up to create one.

Fix for Flickering LCD of Xperia Mini (auto brightness)

If you guys are experiencing this flickering LCD on your Mini or when you go to an area which has a bright light, the screen of your Xperia Mini will be brighter, too and gets dim if you are in a dark area, well, you've come into the right place.

We.. the dilemma that you are experiencing is called auto brightness - a built-in feature which has a major impact on viewability, readability and even on the display or image quality.  It helps us to prevent from eye strain and headaches caused by too bright or too dim level of lighting.

If you want this feature off from your phone, well, you can find the answers from the Google Play Store.  Yup, the answer's in your smartphone already.

Jelly Bean look for Gingerbread Xperia Mini ST15i

This is related to my previous post, XPERIA MINI - what's your ROM?.

Well this is to tell you guys that I'm back to the old lovely Gingerbread v2.3.4, Baseband version -56 and Build number 4.0.2.A.0.42.

Prior to this is I used the Zelly Cream Rom from gagan (thanks gagan of xda for the wonderful zelly cream rom) after the SMART XPERIA JB/ICS rom.

Smart Xperia's JB/ICS's a little bit laggy that made me switch to the Zelly Cream Rom.  The latter's almost perfect and provided all my needs but we cannot accept the fact that ICS-based roms, whether it's the original or custom roms eats a lot of battery juice and drains my battery so fast.

HOW TO INSTALL THE JB/ICS ROM

This one's related to my previous post XPERIA MINI - what's your ROM?.

This will guide you on how to install a custom rom called JB/ICS.

Be reminded that this will only work on supported phones so do not try this ROM if you're not sure that your phone's on the list.  First, you should have your phone rooted, baseband-77 (that's under settings > about phone > baseband version make sure it's -77), stock ICS firmware .587 and has a CWM recovery.  Make sure that you have an SD card where you can place the file to flash.

You can follow this link for the tutorials..

**Thanks Danis Ariandi and Yarman2000 of XDA Developers for the wonderful rom.**

See previous post:  XPERIA MINI - what's your ROM?

XPERIA MINI - what's your ROM?

What is Rom?

Rom is a firmware that was released for our mobile phones.  These are the files and systems that cannot be modified and accessed as they may lead to some unknown issues.  Hence, they are locked.  But, if you rooted your mobile, you got the key of this closed door. :)

Tips for long battery life (xperia mini st15i)

Our Xperia Mini's a smartphone that has a lot of functionality.  And because of this, its battery drains a little bit faster compared to other phones.  Let me share some tips that you may try so you can have your Xperia Mini lasts longer than it uses to.

Here are some steps that you can try:

How to maximize the Internal Memory of Xperia Mini ST15i

After checking the blogs and threads about our phones, Xperia Mini ST15i, I learned a lot that I can share with you guys.

Just so you know, our phones have 320 MB internal storage and 512 MB RAM only.  Okay, the RAM's and Internal Memory's fixed but we can do something to maximize this internal memory.  As what I said on my previous post, you can delete some unwanted and not-so-totally useful apps that keeps on eating the memory of your xperia mini.

What to do with the xperia mini st15i

**Disclaimer: You are not obliged to do all these.  If you think that this is wrong.. Well.. okay then.**


What is the best thing to do after getting/buying/having the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ST15i?

Well, personally, try to root your phone..  You can actually do this with your other android phones anyway.  What is rooting?  It allows you to have an additional access to your phone.  You can delete the unwanted apps.  You can also remove the unuseful apps that keep on running in the background and drains your battery fast.  But, rooting can void the warranty.

MY SONY XPERIA MINI ST15i

At first, I was hesitant to get the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ST15i.  "What's good with this bulky and small screened device?"  I thought.  But this smartphone proved me wrong.  It is tiny but indeed powerful! *yey! lucky to have one*

With the price of PhP6,790 (PhP - Philippine Peso), I was able to get the 1 GHz Scorpion CPU speed and a 5MP Camera (with flash).  A scratch-resistant screen is also a plus.  Please click here to know more about this phone.