Pre- Jelly Bean update NERV/Neon Genesis Evangelion theme home screen customization



Stock Android 4.0.4 ROM w/Official Jelly Bean Sony Home Launcher (thus the 7 home screens )

Customization tools:
Minimalistic Text, Desktop Visualizer, Icon Changer, Power Toggle, Eva Clock Widget, SiMi Clock Weather, Caynax Circle Battery, Apps Organizer

This post has been edited by TitaniumZ: Jan 23 2013, 10:47 AM

The warranty period for my XPS is ending soon in March, now I'm thinking of rooting it but I have a newbie question (too newbie that Prof Google can't help me much ):
1. It seems that rooting will require to wipe phone memory, and I was thinking to do a factory reset once I get the official Jelly Bean update. So if I root the device now and factory reset after Jelly Bean update, will I lose the root status?

Thanks.
Then I think l'll wait until Jelly Bean update. Hopefully Sony will give us those cool and nice features included in T, V, or even Z.

I'm on .55 firmware already
From the sneak preview, the official JB update looks promising, even it's 4.1

official jb update will be out in April my friend.
If you are talking about custom rom, then xda will be your best bet.

Sony simply screwed us XPS users, the ex-flagship get jb even later than its little brother XPP... if I remember correctly XPS is among the last few models to get jb. Though, better than XPU.

Recently I bought my wife a Galaxy Nexus (was gonna to buy XPP but get the AP GNex at the end), and updated to Jelly Bean 4.1.1. I found that whenever GNex screen off the phone will be in 'sleep' i.e. the battery usage page will show screen off and sleep as the same pattern. My XPS on the other hand, is almost awake all the time, be the screen on or off. Wondering what bloatware is hogging the battery...

This post has been edited by TitaniumZ: Feb 1 2013, 08:35 AM

You can get a new Xperia S with full warranty at about RM1000, so I'd say RM800 for 2nd hand without warranty not worth it.