How to install CWM on Xperia Tipo

Once you have root access you can install CWM (ClockWorkMod) on your tipo, there are many ways to install CWM on tipo but today i'm going to show you the easiest way.

How to root Xperia Tipo using VRoot

Hello tipo users, today i'm going to show you how to root xperia tipo using VRoot. Recently i just flash my tipo and do an upgrade from firmware .16 to firmware .22 (stock).

So now my phone doesn't have root access and i can't use the old root method i explain here, because it's only works for firmware .16.

How to enter safe mode on Xperia Tipo

In this article i will show you how to enter safe mode on sony xperia tipo. So what is safe mode? and for what purpose? when you need the safe mode?

How to install multiple BBM on Tipo

Hi everyone, in this article i'm going to show you how to install more than one BBM on sony xperia tipo. Yes you hear me right folks, today i'm going to install multiple BBM on xperia tipo up to six BBM running at the same time.

Xperia Tipo camera tips

Hi everyone :) it's been a while since my last post on this blog, i have been really busy in the past two months. But now i'm back and ready to give you some tips tricks for sony xperia tipo smartphone.

This time i will show you some tips tricks for the camera on xperia tipo which i believe some of you might already know, cause it's very simple tips.

Xperia Tipo web browser tips

Sony xperia tipo (and tipo dual) comes with stock android web browser, so you can surf the web from your smartphone.

And there's a little secret which i believe many tipo owners don't know, this secret will gives you quick access to bookmarks, history and saved pages menu.

Xperia Tipo versus Xperia Z

Today i'm going to compare two very different smartphone xperia tipo and xperia z, It's going to be david vs goliath, as i'm compare low end budget phone against high-end flagship phone.

So which one is better xperia z or xperia tipo? this stupid article shall answer the question. LOL

Wardriving using Sony Xperia Tipo

In this article i will show you how to wardriving using sony xperia tipo smartphone. First of all, what is wardriving?

According wikipedia, wardriving is the act of searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks by a person in a moving vehicle, using a portable computer, smartphone or personal digital assistant (PDA).

How to install apps on sdcard

Sony xperia tipo only has 2.9GB of internal storage, the actual user available space is 2.15GB which is enough for installing various applications.

But when you want to install games (HD games) which usually takes a lot of space, the 2GB internal storage is not gonna be enough.

How to install walkman on Xperia Tipo

We all know that sony xperia tipo is lack of walkman app for music playback, unlike it's brother xperia miro which comes with walkman app right out of the box.

Xperia tipo and miro has the same hardware specs (same CPU, RAM and GPU), so i think tipo should be able to run walkman too, this is clearly not hardware issue.

How to enter overview mode on Xperia Tipo

Overview mode is one of the cool feature on sony xperia smartphones, and xperia tipo (and dual) also comes with this feature.

What overview mode does is show all widgets in very cool floating/flying animation effect, once you're in overview mode you can tilt the phone to shake the widgets.

ADB shell command

In this article i'm going to show you more about ADB, specially the ADB shell, because this command is very interesting.

The ADB shell command allows you to run linux command from inside your android device, in this case xperia tipo smartphone.

ADB on Sony Xperia Tipo

ADB stands for Android Debug Bridge, it's a command line tool that enables us to control an android device when connected to the PC.

ADB is very famous in the world of android, whether you're just a normal user or even plan to develop app on android, you really must learn about ADB.

In this article i'm going to show you how to use ADB tool on sony xperia tipo and take advantage of it, explore more about what you can do with your phone.

How to enable USB debugging mode on Xperia Tipo

In this post i will show you how to enable USB debugging mode on sony xperia tipo a.k.a ST21i/a a.k.a tapioca, this post may sound stupid, but i write it just in case you don't know.

MTP and MSC mode on Xperia Tipo

Sony Xperia Tipo has two USB connection mode, MTP and MSC, MTP is media transfer mode which has something to do with DRM protection stuff.

While MSC is mass storage mode, which turn your phone into storage device when connected to PC (it's like USB stick or hard drive).

Talkback feature on Sony Xperia Tipo

Sony xperia tipo (and tipo dual of course) comes with unique feature called talkback, which allows you to hear what's going on your phone.

When talkback is on, any event on the phone will be spoken, for example you press a button, the phone will say what button you have just press.

Xperia wallpapers on Tipo

Xperia tipo comes with collection of beautiful wallpapers called xperia wallpapers, you can change your phone wallpaper by pressing the menu button (menu key), select "wallpaper", and then select "xperia wallpapers" at the bottom.

How to play movie on Sony Xperia Tipo

So you want to play movie on your sony xperia tipo? HD movie perhaps? bad news for you, xperia tipo won't be able to play HD movie due to the poor hardware specs.

But any movie below 720p resolution are playable on xperia tipo, you just need the right apps because the stock movie player is not good enough.

Sony Xperia Tipo doesn't have compass sensor

Sony xperia tipo (and tipo dual) does not have a compass sensor or digital compass, so any compass apps will not work on tipo.

And there's no solution to this, if compass really extremely important for you, you will have to buy other phone. For me a compass is not really necessary, it's good to have but if not is okay for me. 

Sony Xperia Tipo easter egg

Sony xperia tipo comes with android ice cream sandwich right out of the box, and it has a hidden animation inside the ICS, considered as easter egg. In fact all smartphones that running android ICS has the same easter egg.