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1. Can I read from the users memory card?
2. How can I load a file from my PlayStation®Vita?
3. How to run the PlayStation®Mobile demos on PlayStation®Vita?
4. Deploying applications onto your PlayStation™Certified Android Device
5. Does PlayStation®Vita have USB Serial communication tool that is easy for general developer?
6. Is there a way to delete specify project deploied on my PlayStation®Vita?
7. Unable to run demos on PlayStation®Vita
8. ADB Driver Installation Instructions for Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P
9. Which devices are PlayStation™Certified?

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Q1. Can I read from the users memory card?

How to access a PS Vita memory card using PlayStation®Mobile program and how to move that data from PS Vita to PC?

Whilst there is currently no mechanism to read from a users memory card / media libraries through the PlayStation®Mobile SDK, there are a couple of different ways that you can get data from your PS vita to your PC.

A possible solution that you could look at is to use the System.Net libraries to push an image up to the internet (through a self hosted / image hosting service) and then download it on the computer. For this to work, you should look at the System.IO File / FileStream classes to write the files on the device (into the applications working directory), and then the System.Net classes to make a WebRequest up to a server.

This is only just one possible solution and you should also consider that this should work on all devices (not just a PS Vita), some of which may not have a network connection available (Tablets).

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Q2. How can I load a file from my PlayStation®Vita?

A2. You are currently restricted to files within the /Application/ , /Documents/ and /Temp/ directories, so you cannot access media assets the user has loaded onto the device. You can however export images to the users Photo Media Gallery.

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Q3. How to run the PlayStation®Mobile demos on PlayStation®Vita?

A3. To deploy your applications on a PS Vita, you should:

1. Visit http://www.playstation.com/psm/developer/openbeta/index_e.html in your PS Vita's browser.
2. Under section 2, click on the "Download" button
3. Follow the instructions on the PS Store to download the application
4. Once the PS Vita Development Assistant has been installed on the device, connect the PS Vita to your computer via USB cable
5. The USB drivers for the PS Vita should have been installed during the installation of the SDK, however you may be prompted to install them if they are missing*
6. Load up PlayStation Suite Studio (PssStudio) from the Start Menu
7. Load up a solution in PSS Studio (e.g. one of the samples)
8. Ensure that your PS Vita is connected to a network (Wifi or carrier)
9. Open the PS Vita Development Assistant application on the PS Vita
10. In the PSS Studio, select Run > Run With > PS Vita (xxx)
11. The application should run on the device.

 If you experience any problems, please feel free to create a new thread on these forums.

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Q4. Deploying applications onto your PlayStation™Certified Android Device

A4. To deploy applications onto your PlayStation™Certified Android Device, please follow the instruction below.

1. On your Android device, go to "Settings" > "Application" > "Development" > "USB Debugging" > Enable
2. Connect the device to the your computer.
3. Allow any drivers to install. A restart may be required at this point.
4. Open PSS Studio and your application / sample.
5. Ensure that your Android device can connect to the internet (via Wifi or Carrier)
6. When you are ready to test on the device, go to "Run" > "Run With" > "Android (xxx)"

Please note: If you have not previously run any PlayStation®Mobile applications on your Android device, PSS Studio will install the Dev Assistant on the device for you.

If you encounter any problems connecting your PlayStation™Certified Android device, please create a new forum thread or post on an existing one.

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Q5. Does PlayStation®Mobile support USB or Bluetooth connections?

A5. There is currently no support in PlayStation®Mobile for USB connections. Unfortunately there is also currently no support for Bluetooth connections either, however we are aware that people may like this feature in the future.

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Q6. Is there a way to delete specify project deployed on my PlayStation™Certified device?

A6. At this moment in time, you are not able to select specific applications to be removed which have previously been deployed onto your device.

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Q7. Unable to run demos on PlayStation®Vita

A7. On the PS Vita, please could you ensure that the device is connected a network (Wifi or carrier) and load up the PS Vita Development Assistant application? I would also recommend a restart of the PSS Studio just to be on the safe side.

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Q8. ADB Driver Installation Instructions for Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P

A8. The following guide covers the Sony Tablet S but the same procedure needs to be followed for the Sony Tablet P. This guide covers Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.

Step 1.

Please follow the following link which covers how to install a) the android SDK and b) the Google USB driver

http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/support-info.pl?Change_Template=1&session_id=684a6e492d1523ff4081def0a...

Please ensure that the procedures in step 1 are followed successfully before progressing to step 2. For some users, step 1 may be sufficient for the installation on plugging in their device. If the adb installation is unsuccessful after step 1, please proceed to step 2.

Step 2.

1. Open Task Manager on the respective operating system and make sure that “adb.exe” is not running.  "adb.exe” should not be showing under task manager. If it is, please end the task.
2. Open Device Manager on the respective operating system.  You will see Sony Tablet listed under other devices.
3. Right click or double click Sony Tablet and select “Update Driver” or “Reinstall Driver”, as is applicable on your operating system.
4. Do not select the option to install automatically from the web. A driver location needs to be provided for the installation.
5. Select “Browse my computer for driver software” or “No, not this time” or “Install from a specific location”, as is applicable on your operating system.
6. Browse to the path where the Google USB driver was installed from Step 1. Commonly this would be “Your Android SDK installation directory”\ Android\android-sdk\extras\google\usb_driver”.
7. Click next and proceed to complete the driver installation.
8. Once this is complete the device will now show up in Device Manager as Android Phone/Android Composite ADB Interface.  At this point the device should also be visible under the PlayStation Suite development environment and the command prompt.

Please let us know if there are any problems with the guide or the installation.

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Q9. Which devices are PlayStation™Certified?

A9. The current list of PlayStation™Certified devices is as follows.

Sony/Sony Mobile Communications

• Sony Tablet P
• Sony Tablet S (DUALSHOCK 3)
• Xperia A SO-04E 
• Xperia acro HD IS12S/SO-03D
• Xperia acro IS11S/SO-02C
• Xperia acro S LT26w
• Xperia arc SO-01C
• Xperia AX SO-01E
• Xperia GX SO-04D
• Xperia ion LT28at/LT28i/LT28h
• Xperia L C2104/C2105 
• Xperia M C1904/C1905 NEW
• Xperia NX SO-02D
• Xperia PLAY R800i/R800a/R800at/R800x/SO-01D
• Xperia S LT26i
• Xperia SL LT26ii
• Xperia SP C5302/C5303/C5306 (DUALSHOCK 3)
• Xperia SX SO-05D
• Xperia T LT30a/LT30p
• Xperia TL LT30at
• Xperia TX LT29i
• Xperia UL SOL22 NEW
• Xperia V LT25i
• Xperia VL SOL21
• Xperia Z C6602/C6603/SO-02E 
• Xperia ZL C6502/C6503/C6506
• Xperia ZR C5502/C5503 
• Xperia Tablet S (DUALSHOCK 3)
  
• Xperia Tablet Z SO-03E/SGP311/SGP312/SGP321/SGP331 (DUALSHOCK 3)

Sharp

• AQUOS PHONE EX SH-04E NEW *1
• AQUOS PHONE SERIE ISW16SH
• AQUOS PHONE SERIE SHL21 *1
• AQUOS PHONE Xx SoftBank 106SH
• AQUOS PHONE Xx SoftBank 203SH
• AQUOS PHONE ZETA SH-02E *1
• AQUOS PHONE ZETA SH-09D
• PANTONE® 6 Soft Bank 200SH
• AQUOS PAD SHT21 *1  

HTC

• J Butterfly NEW *2
• One EVO 4G LTE *2
• One S *2
• One SV NEW
• One V 
• One X *2
• One XL *2
• One X+ *2

Fujitsu

• ARROWS Tab F-05E 

Wikipad

• Wikipad 7 *3 

Official device names may vary by country or region.
Country and region of sale vary by devices.
*1 Please update to the latest software. For how to update, please refer to SHARP's website http://www.sharp.co.jp/k-tai/(Only in Japanese).

*2 Please update your firmware to Android™4.1 or above. For how to update, please contact HTC's "Customer Service & Product Support" in the country/area you are using the device in.
*3 Details to be announced later on.

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