Posted by Spinz
The touch is very responsive and a lot smoother after removing the shatter proof tape
Posted by arcmhyke
King of Fighters for Android
Best Android Fighting Game
Posted by Ricky D
I don't suppose anyone knows when stock ICS is going to be ready for us do they?
Posted by alibond82
As per the
blog post back then, it said that for arc S it's late March/Early April, for us it's late April/Early May
Posted by aka Dus
On 2012-03-25 23:01:46, alibond82 wrote:
As per the
blog post back then, it said that for arc S it's late March/Early April, for us it's late April/Early May
Early May? Ridiculous. I guess the best thing to hope now is that the new Nexus comes before that. I mean, Sony are even saying they think we should consider not updating to ICS.
http://developer.sonymobile.c[....]s-between-gingerbread-and-ics/
I thought I would get more than a year of feeling like my phone was cutting edge from my Arc. Oh well!
Posted by Ricky D
Late May Early June is the newest date I just read on the blog.
I think I may just go on xda and use a ported Arc S Rom before then.
Posted by Arne Anka
On 2012-03-30 23:43:03, aka Dus wrote:
On 2012-03-25 23:01:46, alibond82 wrote:
I mean, Sony are even saying they think we should consider not updating to ICS.
That's not what they say (or at least mean to say). Please read again, especially the last part (quoted below).
We we would like to clarify that above mentioned “challenges” have already been addressed by our SW engineering teams. For instance, we have not only optimised the RAM management by making the RAM usage for internal apps as good as possible, but we will also introduce a Performance assistant at start up when running ICS. In this Performance assistant, you can enable and disable certain services that you might not want to run on your phone, in order to optimise the performance of your phone.
We have also worked with quite a few partners in regards to architecture optimisations for SQL handling. In addition, we have also optimised the hardware usage. And as a result of this article, a number of app developers have notified us that they are evaluating if HW optimisation will be needed or not for their apps.
The aim of this article was to share our knowledge regarding the different characteristics for ICS and Gingerbread in an open way, as we strive to have an open communication with the developer community. All in all, we would like to point out that it’s our clear aim to deliver an as good ICS update as ever possible. As you might have seen on the Sony Xperia Product Blog, we’re not far from releasing it now. Thanks for all the feedback!
[ This Message was edited by: Arne Anka on 2012-04-03 10:49 ]
Posted by alibond82
Well.....I won't update mine until I see how things go with others on forums!
Posted by aka Dus
On 2012-04-03 11:44:37, Arne Anka wrote:
On 2012-03-30 23:43:03, aka Dus wrote:
On 2012-03-25 23:01:46, alibond82 wrote:
I mean, Sony are even saying they think we should consider not updating to ICS.
That's not what they say (or at least mean to say). Please read again, especially the last part (quoted below).
It's cool that they updated the original article, or at least issued a new blog post to address the feedback to the original article. But in the first one they did make it sound like users should think very carefully about upgrading to ICS, which does not inspire confidence or joy.
Posted by Arne Anka
This is not more different than when you upgrade Windows on your PC to a brand new version. Windows 7 had more features than XP when it came, but at same time was also more unstable and required a couple of updates before it gradually stabilized. Probably same with 4.0 and that's why you get the option to upgrade "now" or wait a while.
[ This Message was edited by: Arne Anka on 2012-04-03 14:43 ]
Posted by SKIBBE
Found it!
[ This Message was edited by: SKIBBE on 2012-04-10 11:39 ]
Posted by Ricky D
There is a pre-release leak of the ICS (non-beta) Arc rom on xda. Any of you guys had a go on it yet? I want to but can't bothered to set up my phone again after the system wipe, especially if it's going to be not quite polished.
EDIT: I installed and I'm am lovin' it !
[ This Message was edited by: Ricky D on 2012-04-11 11:52 ]
Posted by alibond82
Awesome....my phone is in Dubai having the yellow tint issue dealt with, I'm in Cairo, Egypt. When I get it back in about 10 days, I'll give it a try then.
Posted by djin
Update to ics has begun!
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/p[....]e-for-2011-xperia-smartphones/
Posted by pdxc
where can i download a back up and restore software for xperia? thanks
Posted by aLaN
i share you my copy
http://www.box.com/s/655a37bfcb47ea52c87a
On 2012-04-13 19:39:53, pdxc wrote:
where can i download a back up and restore software for xperia? thanks
Posted by pdxc
Thank you aLan.
when I backup the apps and games will it backup the data from the apps and games? Like will it backup the saved game data so I can continue at the same level after the Android OS update? If not is there a way I can find and back that data up myself? Where is the data from apps saved and where is the game progress saved from games?
Posted by aLaN
On 2012-04-14 15:07:52, pdxc wrote:
Thank you aLan.
when I backup the apps and games will it backup the data from the apps and games? Like will it backup the saved game data so I can continue at the same level after the Android OS update? If not is there a way I can find and back that data up myself? Where is the data from apps saved and where is the game progress saved from games?
it will be saved in \\data\\backup
the old SE backup and restore program will not back up your apps and games data,
for me i only use it to bacup and restore my text messages, call logs, and bookmarks others won't work.
There are some apps in market that can backup games data, like angry birds. some apps would save data in SD card so when they are reinstalled the related data is still in SD card, search through your SD card for folders created by your app.
Posted by Ricke77
On 2012-04-11 03:39:56, Ricky D wrote:
There is a pre-release leak of the ICS (non-beta) Arc rom on xda. Any of you guys had a go on it yet? I want to but can't bothered to set up my phone again after the system wipe, especially if it's going to be not quite polished.
EDIT: I installed and I'm am lovin' it !
[ This Message was edited by: Ricky D on 2012-04-11 11:52 ]
This sounds like something I wanna do! My phone is locked to the carrier "Telenor" in Sweden. Is there anyway I can flash this rom to my phone?? If its not to much to ask, could a friendly soul please tell me how?? What program to use in my PC and where I can find this??
I tried to read out some of it on XDA but got totally lost.
EDIT: Its ok to PM if its to much info...
[ This Message was edited by: Ricke77 on 2012-04-16 09:36 ]
Posted by boki71
@Ricke77
Maybe this article could be of some help for you:
Install Official Android 4.0 ICS update to your Xperia arc [Guide]
br,
Boki
Posted by Ricke77
On 2012-04-16 12:55:31, boki71 wrote:
@Ricke77
Maybe this article could be of some help for you:
Install Official Android 4.0 ICS update to your Xperia arc [Guide]
br,
Boki
Thanks, Bro!
Does that really work on a carrierbranded device??
EDIT: Never mind... Works Great!
[ This Message was edited by: Ricke77 on 2012-04-16 21:45 ]
Posted by Xajel
Hey guys..
I'm looking for quick and easy way to have the usual shortcuts in the notifications area, shortcuts I mean WiFi, Bluetooth, etc...
I found several ways but all of them are complicated ( copying and replacing files, modding other files )... so is there's an easy method for doing it ?
Posted by annafee
As far as i know the easiest method would be installing an app from the play store which allows you to do that. I don't know if that's possible but u could give it a try.
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Or else u might need to root your phone and then do it.
Posted by Xajel
I'm already rooted... which app you mean ?
and which is better, the app in the play store or the root method ?
Posted by drec
On 2012-05-06 07:51:25, Xajel wrote:
I'm already rooted... which app you mean ?
and which is better, the app in the play store or the root method ?
Look here android market. The app is free, you can also easily change icons.
But you can also look at XDA/Xperia Arc/Themes section, there are many statusbar mods, some require replacing SystemUI.apk and some can be installed with CWM recovery.
Posted by annafee
Yes you can do what drec said..try it out.......
Posted by echo.shane
whats the cost of the arc in usd plz?
Posted by abbafan1972
Hi.
I have had my Xperia Arc for 12 months and I have a continuous problem with lack of space. I always move apps to the SD card, but I still get constant messages about the phone being low on space and I can't update certain apps or download new ones because of this.
I have to keep on removing apps to try and make the message go away, but it doesn't always work.
What can I do?
Thanks in advance.
Posted by motvikt
On 2012-06-05 20:21:42, abbafan1972 wrote:
Hi.
I have had my Xperia Arc for 12 months and I have a continuous problem with lack of space. I always move apps to the SD card, but I still get constant messages about the phone being low on space and I can't update certain apps or download new ones because of this.
I have to keep on removing apps to try and make the message go away, but it doesn't always work.
What can I do?
Thanks in advance.
its the dalvik cache that has been corrupted or whatever. You need to wipe the whole phone. Happens when you have your phone to long and just update it and download, install and uninstall apps. Compare it with a windows computer which has not been formated in a long while, it gets slow
[ This Message was edited by: motvikt on 2012-06-05 19:38 ]
Posted by abbafan1972
On 2012-06-05 20:36:18, motvikt wrote:
On 2012-06-05 20:21:42, abbafan1972 wrote:
Hi.
I have had my Xperia Arc for 12 months and I have a continuous problem with lack of space. I always move apps to the SD card, but I still get constant messages about the phone being low on space and I can't update certain apps or download new ones because of this.
I have to keep on removing apps to try and make the message go away, but it doesn't always work.
What can I do?
Thanks in advance.
its the dalvik cache that has been corrupted or whatever. You need to wipe the whole phone. Happens when you have your phone to long and just update it and download, install and uninstall apps. Compare it with a windows computer which has not been formated in a long while, it gets slow
[ This Message was edited by: motvikt on 2012-06-05 19:38 ]
Can you advise me on how to do this please?
Posted by Lightspeed_x
@motvikt: Couldnt it be done (if his phone is rooted), by using cwm or titanium backup to wipe the dalvik cache?
[ This Message was edited by: Lightspeed_x on 2012-06-06 04:11 ]
Posted by Dummaari
i also had this storage issue with arc, since i used the email app provided it only use the internal storage to store the emails. i downloaded the K-9 email application and deleted all emails from the builtin email app.
after that storage issues is much much better.
best regards
Posted by Xajel
^^^
Agreed, I also used the same solution ( K-9 app ), it's silly to find some apps doesn't allow you to save it's large cache/data into the SD !!
I even moved some more apps to the sd card like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube... and when I need an app badly, I move it to the system partition.. like Go Launcher + Go Locker...
Posted by annafee
Hey, did any of you guys update your arc to 4.0.4....pls post feedback if possible...... i mean the official update which was released a few days back......
Posted by motvikt
On 2012-06-05 23:30:03, Lightspeed_x wrote:
@motvikt: Couldnt it be done (if his phone is rooted), by using cwm or titanium backup to wipe the dalvik cache?
[ This Message was edited by: Lightspeed_x on 2012-06-06 04:11 ]
yes, but I'm not sure if this fixes all the low ROM issues. Easiest way is just to backup and wipe the whole phone
Posted by aamwng
On 2012-06-06 14:35:21, annafee wrote:
Hey, did any of you guys update your arc to 4.0.4....pls post feedback if possible...... i mean the official update which was released a few days back......
Updated yesterday to 4.1.b.0.431. I really like it.
1) There are some lag, but I am fine with it.
2) No more swipe to unlock on mine which I find annoying
3) Faster browsing
4) camera interface changed (for the worst imo)
Good overall, need some getting used to though
[ This Message was edited by: aamwng on 2012-06-08 12:14 ]
Posted by gh05t
Is there any changes to the camera, except the interface, like less compression on the pictures?
Posted by annafee
hey many thanks for replying. So would ou recommend ICS or Gb for the arc? More over are there any changes to image file compression alogrithm and are the picture shot resolve better details? Did the quality improve? What do you mean by no swipe to unlock.?
Posted by Ricky D
@annafee
ICS is nice, I personally enjoy using it although in places (app switching) it's not quite a fast as GB. I'd definitely go with the newest official ICS (4.1.B.0.431) not the half baked one that came out a couple months ago, it's much more stable.
Positives that I love:
- Swipe to dismiss
- New settings layout
- New style through all the ICS google apps (maps, gmail etc)
- Lock screen media control
- GTalk now lets you do voice calls (dunno if that's already on non-ICS GTalk)
- New gallery (stock) is sooo much nicer than the old gallery
The only downside is that games in particular seem to need a bit of compatibility fixing with ICS. This isn't Sony's fault or even Google's fault it's just that to advance the quality and speed of gaming (I think) Android 4.0+ has slightly updated coding requirements and they aren't backward compatible.
What does this mean? It means that some games, like Jelly Defense and Temple Run (and others) have touch control issues on ICS. I know Temple Run have an last week released an update that fixes these ICS issues (haven't tested it I don't play it), but many others haven't. This doesn't seem t effect all games, however, Angry Birds is ok for 90% of the time and I'm sure they'll have it fixed up properly sooner rather than later and other gaes aren't effected at all. It depends on the original code quality.
I think these touch compaibilty issues are the reason Sony cancelled the Play ICS update. Who wants a Play that doesn't play games properly?
[ This Message was edited by: Ricky D on 2012-06-11 07:12 ]
Posted by annafee
Thank you so much for your detailed description of ICS.....i think i'll give it a go.......what about performance sped through out the UI...everything else is understandable........but the problem is that ICS is still not available for my arc
...i dont know when it'll be out.........btw did you find any other major bugs.....and how's the camera performance and battery life;thanks.......
Posted by Ricky D
Apart from the gaming touch screen issue ICS is a tiny bit less stable than the rock solid GB. I've had Draw Something crash on me twice in a week (I draw half a dozen times a day). Also the updates for Google Maps make it less responsive and with more crashes without adding any significantly new features, I think the features they added were in the labs anyway.
I don't use the stock launcher so can't comment on the speed of that, I use Go Launcher and it's fast and smooth throughout. Like I said before there is a bit of lag when starting apps, but I can cope with that. In terms of the smoothness between homescreens and app drawer panes it feels like when I had GB supercharged with a 3rd party launcher, if that means anything to you.
Battery life I've had no issues with, no worse than with GB. I hear the FB plugins are battery killer but I don't use FB, Google+ all the way.
Camera I haven't noticed a difference with. It works. If you really want good pictures you want a DSLR, but that's a whole different discussion.
If your arc hasn't yet got the update you can still try to flash a different region's FW to it. It won't make much difference. A few of the regional apps might be different, e.g. the French FW has a French games app store pre-installed, but there are other regions too.
If you're interested I'm sure there's some guides around on xda to flash with flashtool. you don't need to have rooted or bootloader unlocked or anything. If you're struggling PM me.
Posted by Lightspeed_x
My experience with ICS has been positive overall. I find my phone faster when opening and closing apps. I also like the cosmetic changes, i feel they're more up to date.
Brief summary of changes:
Camera: Less compression, higher file sizes, slightly improved quality (this is a bit subjective though). The interface is a bit worst in IMO.
Music Player: Same as GB, so no comments there. (Hoping someone ports the XS music player, which its better).
Lock Screen: Unlock with pattern, Slide, Pin or Password. Just have tried Slide and Pattern, the pattern layout is a bit different, and now, if you select it as you unlocking method, there is no longer the need to first slide from left to right to be able to draw the unlock pattern. When Slider is selected, you now have the option to activate the camera right from the lockscreen by sliding from right to left (previously you had the silence option). I find the camera more useful at that stage.
Another change in the lock screen is that when you have Slide selected as your lock screen, you now have access to the notification bar, and can see and call the items listed in the bar.
Gallery: There are now two galleries, the Xperia and the Android gallery. I find the Android gallery to be faster and nicer, I even unistalled the Xperia gallery and i like it so far. Trying to decide between Quickpic and the stock one currently.
Browser: Stock browser is quite faster than the one in GB, I even use it ocassionaly.
GApps: Nicer Gmail and Talk. I now feel Talk is more useable.
SApps: Email client's new interface is much nicer than before, I like the new font, and now the message details are better structured, for example, you now have one "tab" for the message and other for the attachments.
Widgets: They are now resizable, which is nice. I like the Calendar widget, very useful.
If you have the slider as your lock screen, you can now control the music from the lock screen (but once you are playing it, I'd like to be able to even start the player from the lock screen. Maybe an update includes this feature).
All in all, I think ICS is a step forward for us Arc users and would recommend it.
If you have any specific questions about the upgrade, Ill try to contribute to the answers.
Posted by mange69
4.0.4:
I have noticed in the G-mail client that when you flip the phone to horizontal view the top bar doesn't disappear when you scroll down like it did before.
When you put the phone in the Live Dock the clock doesn't start (as my settings). Manually it starts in horizontal mode, but when I go to the home screen it doesn't stay in horizontal as in GB.
I can't seem to separate the volume of the ringtone and messagetone.
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//Mange
[ This Message was edited by: mange69 on 2012-06-13 20:03 ]
Posted by Ricky D
On 2012-06-11 16:41:53, mange69 wrote:
4.0.4:
I have noticed in the G-mail client that when you flip the phone to horizontal view the top bar doesn't disappear when you scroll down like it did before.
When you put the phone in the Live Dock the clock starts in horizontal mode (as my settings), but when I go to the home screen it doesn't flip to horizontal as in GB.
I can't seem to separate the volume of the ringtone and messagetone.
[ This Message was edited by: mange69 on 2012-06-11 15:42 ]
I couldn't find it in the standard settings either. I previously used widgetsoid's volume levels pop-up widget thing and that allows separating the notification and ring volumes, but that doesn't stick anymore. I guess that option has been removed from the ROM for slimming ICS onto arc's small internals.
Posted by mange69
On 2012-06-11 16:41:53, mange69 wrote:
4.0.4:
I have noticed in the G-mail client that when you flip the phone to horizontal view the top bar doesn't disappear when you scroll down like it did before.
When you put the phone in the Live Dock the clock doesn't start (as my settings). Manually it starts in horizontal mode, but when I go to the home screen it doesn't stay in horizontal as in GB.
I can't seem to separate the volume of the ringtone and messagetone.
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//Mange
[ This Message was edited by: mange69 on 2012-06-13 20:03 ]
The "print screen" option by pressing the power button is gone. How do I do now?
Posted by Lightspeed_x
@mange69: Press power + volume down simultaneously for about 2-3 seconds and thats it.
Posted by mange69
On 2012-06-13 22:39:35, Lightspeed_x wrote:
@mange69: Press power + volume down simultaneously for about 2-3 seconds and thats it.
Tnx!
Posted by Indiandawg
I'm unable to update firmware. My phone does not get detected on MTP mode. I tried removing SD Card and I can't find MTP app to clear the data. I can only see MTP extension and there is no option to clear data.
I'm using Sony Bridge 2.2 Mac, if anybody knows what to do, please help me out
Posted by Ricky D
Sorry, I'm not experienced with the Mac client. Have you tried the sonymobile.com support pages? or even their forums?
Posted by rphilippe
Can I just check if the ICS update is now generally available through Sony Update service or do I have to do something special?