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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Tejstar:
Looks like it will be coming towards the end of Q2. Story on Xperia Blog.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] wing_zero8556:
wow poor effort Sony, i really thought they had changed and now they are behind again!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
I guess we all got fooled again.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] eRixx:
My thoughts exactly.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
All we heard was April.(yes its not April yet but almost there with some news which totally voids the previous news)

Most of us bought with promise to get ICS as soon as April, maybe even I bought it because I thought SONY did learn a lesson from X10 and when they were on top of it for 2011 lineup phones all the way through.

Now, I don't want to go back to Xperia X10 time with SONY scratching its head everyday and push the update further back in dark. I am tired of this "quarter" ****.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] POLO_i780:
They strike again!

Oh dear so glad I jumped onto the GS2 and didn't wait for this, I just knew Sony would screw up, 1st they launch the XS with 2.3 and now they delay its ICS update so much that it will get it in late Q2 early Q3 when most 2011 HTCs, Samsungs, and even SEs will have ICS.

Reminds me of the X10 scenario.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 3Shirts:
I have to say I am pretty annoyed about this. I don't mind being without ICS at launch but 5 months after it goes to AOSP? **** you Sony
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
Maybe that is why, Ericsson wanted to get rid of SONY. Now maybe they go back to their successful business.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dragon546:
And Samsung don't screw up look at the ICS for the GS2 how much of ICS do you really get. ICS 4.0.4 came out this week and this release is to address most of the outstanding bugs that ICS has.

Also the carriers release ICS builds before Generic GS2 got it. I had an GS2 they were great but I never look back to replacing my XS for one. I rather See Sony use this as their base than 4.0.3
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] marcoplo:
Do we have Christmas time? Sony will be Father Christmas then that would be a q4? , give a suprises
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] NightSky256:
:mad: WTF! 4.0.3 ?! i will keep my stable and working .73 for sure...

4.0.3 has lots of problems... battery drain, security & lots more... i will keep my .73 until 4.0.4
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Kingcool88:
Man, read his post again...

Skickat från min LT26i via Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
It will be 4.0.4 which has been confirmed multiple times in this thread and again by some things I can't even talk about.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
where did you read that we are getting 4.0.3? It's quite sure that we are getting 4.0.4 .. there's no reason for Sony not to bring 4.0.4 directly to the table..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mzr7:
Again a FAQ is needed at the start for people to stop asking these questions that have been answered! Nobody will read all the posts comeon be realistic but a FAQ at the start a possibility!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] marcoplo:
sorry ANOTHER FAQ!

so what diffrent between 4.0.3 vs 4.0.4 :D

to be more informed
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
Mostly bugfixes and speedups. FAQ writing mode on...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mzr7:
It has been answered on the thread before please search
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 3Shirts:
Q2 is not a date.

If my boss asked me to produce some code and I said it'd be done "in Q2" - he'd laugh his arse off and pass me my P45.

Quarters are periods of 3 months. 3 months is a long damn time in Android development. The OS itself has only been around for 3 years!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
A comprehensive FAQ for a concerned ICS zealot

The text in italics is unconfirmed or doubted information

Q: When is ICS being released?

A: Q2 2012. That is the second three months, i.e. April, May and June.

Q: Why is it taking so long?

A: Because the Xperia S was released in the process of the Sony/Ericsson merger. They are still working on integration between the teams and much more that needs to be done.

Q: Any chance we get it earlier?

A: Yes, starting from this week (05/21/12) to early June.

Q: When does <country> get it?

A: The rollout usually starts in Nordic countries (Sweden, homeland of Ericsson) and then continues when local carrier testing is passed. However once it's out in Sweden, someone will surely upload a flashable FTF for us all to enjoy :)

Q: Any chance we see a leaked build?

A: Not from me. If anyone else wants to leak it, you're welcome.

Q: What's the version?

A: Android 4.0.4 with kernel 3.0.8. Sony build is 6.1.A.0.3xx or 4xx.

Q: Will it have face unlock?

A: Yes.

Q: Will it have <any other feature here>?

A: The feature set is close to ICS for 2011 devices, but there will be some goodies.

Q: Is battery life any good?

A: Really good, better than .73.

Q: Do we have any factual proof?

A: See the proof list below.

Factual proof list

Bluetooth certification

Changelog

21/05/2012: Started the FAQ

PM me if I missed anything (or just ask in the thread again :P) and please, don't quote this post ever.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ambroos:
Should anyone feel tempted to quote the post, just link to it instead:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26376219&postcount=998

Like that!

Thanks K900 for the clarifications. You might want to add that the expected date for the first regions is probably around the end of June. Just to be sure.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bustervic:
Why not nuke this thread, start a new one with that last post by k900 and state in the second post that ranting will be deleted?:)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
good idea.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Roman91:
ambroos you did the second post, so you can add the FAQ link in BB in first page :D

possibly with the maximum size:)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] a4rocks:
K900, you can officially send someone as a decoy and tell Sony that ICS was leaked by <some poor bloke> and not you. ;) Seriously, I am already way too excited and I would happy to wait if it only means more goodies, more battery life and at the end of the day, ICE CREAM SANDWICHHHHH
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] reptile64:
Good news!!!

http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/05/21/xperia-s-android-4-0-update-now-pegged-for-latter-part-of-q2/

LOL Markus!!! Don't do such mistakes... i like you
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
Actually it's still closer than you think. I've pretty much confirmed they're trying to win time.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] a4rocks:
He he! Seriously. Though if there's one good thing and one which really counts to whoever sticks by Sony, XPERIA S might even get Jelly Bean considering how Xperia 2011 lineup is being upgraded. It is one of the reason why I am standing by them. At least I can trust Sony and not Samsung or HTC (who have done a terrible job of supporting their older customers)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DooMLoRD:
Proof that we are getting ICS 4.0.4

ro.build.fingerprint=docomo/SO-02D_1256-6356/SO-02D:4.0.4/6.1.A.0.405/xxxxxx/release-keys
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
Exactly the one I couldn't talk about.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Roman91:
docomo is not the new GX or XG sony device???

if that's a XS firm, it means that sony is hard working on it, because it's already 6.1.A.0.405
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] poo-tang:
@Doom if you have that, Does that not mean you have a jap version ICS Xperia S build.prop which in turn means you have some sort of jap ICS Xperia rom (leak maybe). Please tell us more :):):):)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Yakandu:
im confused about Jellybean thread... why we wat jellybean? its (as far as i know) a desktop system, and thats usefoul on phones (unless you want to link to the tv through HDMI)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Roman91:
you can tell me on all in pm in Russian or Ukrainian, and after I will do everything :D:D:D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
Why do you all think that Jelly Bean is for the desktop? They already integrated phones and tablets and the framework allows for even further unification, including desktops. I can't believe they're pulling a Honeycomb again.

---------- Post added at 09:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:19 PM ----------

Hint hint.

---------- Post added at 09:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:20 PM ----------

Not because I don't know the words, just because I shouldn't :P
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] a4rocks:
Like Like :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DooMLoRD:
SO-02D is the Xperia NX, the Japanese equivalent of Xperia S...

the GX and SX will have 7.x fimwares....

i am sure u can connect the dots ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Yakandu:
thats the point, as soon as ICS comes out Doom will have the new doomkernel shortly !
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
I don't think he'll be building a kernel with no kernel sources. And no one I know has kernel sources.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Felimenta97:
To K900 and Doomlord mostly, what goodies we can expect for our Xperia S, besides the stock ICS features? Please include the ones from 2011, because I never knew what was new from ICS on them
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ambroos:
I still think ICS won't be much of an exciting update for us right now. Face unlock is a gimmick, and the performance won't be that much better. Chrome is nice, but that is about it in my opinion.

However, the update to Sony's system software 7.0 (or 7.1, whatever runs on the GX and SX at that time) later this year will be much more exciting. New music player (Walkman), new Photo and Video gallery, ...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] richteralan:
Yes this.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gizzmoffm:
I wonder if there will be a 7.x Update for the Xperia S (and the P which I might be getting soon).

The Gallery look awesome in the first videos of the GX
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] D33KK:
Hahaha I'm sorry if I ruffled your feathers K900, however I was not seriously insulting Marcus, it was a joke to express my frustration.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] marousa_king:
you rustled his jimmies
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
From what I've heard, minor stuff.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
It may be already there. The ArcS update is 4.x, but the UI is definitely 6.x
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] launton:
Looks like some ICS updates are out for the range

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=3c120b0e20911cfabe7326694&id=67479db6cf
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gbil:
Since ICS is closing upon us and some informations are already out, I'll gladly answer questions I can regarding the phone's behavior and performance.

Please note that I have no affiliation with Sony, Sony Ericsson etc. and I will not answer any 'strange' questions. Also this is a test software so whatever I write apply only to this specific version.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] arc_u:
What about general smoothness compared to 2.3? And interface is the same as gingerbread? Some improvement? Battery life?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] del1701:
That's for the 2011 line up on wotan server
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gbil:
Faster, battery is much better - I've seen under circumstances up to 1 day more than with 2.3.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Felimenta97:
I already asked, but I doesn't hurt to ask again to someone who have the firmware in hands: any new gimmicks, features that Sony implemented, besides stock ICS, of course?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] launton:
Sorry, they made a big song and dance about it this morning. Didn't realise it was old news...

Move along. ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lullesha:
So I'm just going to ask that question that everybody is thinking: are there any exploits that can be used for rooting w/ unlocking bootloader after ICS update?

If you don't answer I'll understand your silence as a confirmation :P

Just kidding, but I'm really curious about the ICS update - mainly 'coz I fancy roboto, new recent apps view and UI (new buttons "feel" etc)

Now Sony will be using Roboto, right? *dead serious stare*
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gbil:
In general everything is stock ICS, I don't really use the Sony launcher but even that is better, more responsive and more compatible with widgets.

The album application is different, used instead of the gallery, which I like and films.

Other than that is seems that all the OTG functions are there when using the right cable, eg. mouse, usb stick etc.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pezo:
How about NTFS (or ext) support for USB sticks?

Sent from the Delta Quadrant using a transwarp conduit.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] slyevo:
ICS

So has the Firmware update began?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Yakandu:
sure...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
No, he has a testing firmware which he explicitly stated.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Yakandu:
mine was sarcasm... xD
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gbil:
NTFS is not supported, don't have an extX usb at the moment so can't test it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Roman91:
gbil what about the audio problem with HDMI (high pass filter)???

volume of the speakerphone during calls?

can shot 3/5mpx photo???

possibility to create folders inside the menu?

thank you:)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] optik19918:
"Hi 4 days ago i recived the android jellybean update, is so cool now with the update i got another 6 cores, another 2gb of ram and 2tb of memory! Oh and i forgot the Most important thing, in morning it wakes up and makes coffe for me! Oh i trowed away even my car becose the Phone now can transform in to a Ferrari, I have a screenshot to, tomorrow i wil post the video of my phone tranformed in the Ferrari" hahahahah

So guys this is for those few people who belive evrything! don't belive evrything you see in internet android is so simple to edit to make it show one thing for another!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Roman91:
I see no reason to do this joke. But certainly it 's possible
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] arc_u:
FAKE
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] krabappel2548:
C'mon guys calm down, and you can't just edit the kernel build nr. Without the kernel sources, think about that before you post something like this. Now you look really stupid :p

Keep the thread clean instead of posting these things.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gm007:
Sure fake just showing that it's very easy to edit the numbers.

I just did it on my phone.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] optik19918:
Lol stop doing the inteligent guy becose you seem realy stupid! ;) the sources are out check this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1548441

And the kernel build nr is not so hard to change only thing you need is some Basic knoledge about kernel building!

And my post was only to give and idea to the people, so stop offending people just becose your frustration!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
And its raining pathetic posts hale luuujaa. ..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] krabappel2548:
Yes, but why would a developer like Doomlord make fake screenshots? If you followed this complete thread you should have known ICS is going to be 4.0.4 and the kernel will be 3.x
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dragunov:
Counting down for the Xperia S ICS release...

1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999

999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,998
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lullesha:
Wow if you've got the free time to count that much, the employment problems in Greece must be really, really BAD :P
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dragunov:
Nah, I've put my computer to count-down.

I have other things to do, like drink ouzo and dance Zorba :P

Thank God I still do not have time to make this count-down by myself LlllooooOOL
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
He's just trying to prove that it can be fake. I can confirm 4.0.4 and 3.0.8 kernel is true though. Why? Because I have it from two sources.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Oriono1:
When ICS comes we will have 6 capacitive buttons right? :|
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] flow78:
Sorry for this question if that was explain in other post but I don't understand why nobody shares this new firmware...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lullesha:
Hehe :D

If ur gonna dance Sirtaki Pm me and we shall dance it like only mediteranean can! *dances*
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lullesha:
Ummmm... How 'bout no?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gm007:
All the respect to DoomLord,no one said that he gives fake information.

It's all about some users that came to show off.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
No, we won't have on-screen buttons. They feel at home with AOKP though.

Because I can't risk my friend getting fired. Ask Doom for his reasons.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gbil:
I don't have an HDMI cable for the S. The speakerphone volume seems ok to me.

Available resolutions are: 12Μ 4:3, 9M 16:9, 2M 4:3, 2M 16:9

I don't see an option to create a folder inside the menu with the default launcher.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Cholek3:
Do we still have "only" 16 (4x4) icons per screen and 5 screens by default? Or do we have some more options regarding that?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gbil:
I guess this goes to me. The only reason I came forth is that since ICS is approaching why not try to solve some questions and provide a preview of the advantages.

Sure everyone can fake a screenshot and I will definitely provide no video, but I can sure fake a couple more right ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gbil:
I'm afraid it is still like that. The menu for adding anything to the home screen is customized in order to also show the widget previews. To be honest I wouldn't stay with the default launcher.

Just to add because some one asked, haven't tried the zerg rooting method but had tried it with earlier 4.0.3 build and didn't work :(

Also please guys don't ask for the firmware, as you understand I can't share it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
the design is too damn AWESOME lmao :D a bit of holo theme and sony :) nice :O + walkman music player <3
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pezo:
Still no folders in the app drawer? Why, Sony? :-(

Sent from the Delta Quadrant using a transwarp conduit.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] flow78:
ok now I understand. thanks for your answer
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
they should definitely include the option to show battery % in the status bar right next to the battery icon like the galaxy s3 and the iphone ..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mzr7:
Lol I posted that on the Sony forum and I got a reply something like we have to see patents etc so we will look into it but not promise
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
if samsung can include it, apple can't have it patented ..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Jonfensu:
gbil Can u post more Screenshots please? (Homescreen, App Drawer...) :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gm007:
This could be also for another phone ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DooMLoRD:
i have a few versions of the ICS firmwares but they are of no use to us... i had some older Xperia S specific firmwares but they are highly unstable and nothing works on them... the recent one Xperia NX firmware is better, works well on the test/prototype devices (NX) but it doesnt even boot on Xperia S (both test/prototype and production devices) :p

in the past i had got the ICS leaks for ARC/PLAY ICS which had to be "hacked" to get them working on production devices... when i found that the firmware was useful i had uploaded them to the respective XDA sub forums...

BTW leaked firmwares/test builds are ment for test/prototype devices... even if u have a leaked firmware u CANNOT flash it directly onto production devices... the bootloaders on test/prototype devices and production devices are different and will reject the signatures of the files...

dont worry guys if something useful comes up the firmwares will obviously be posted to general public, with the consent of the firmware uploader...

actually its really strange that SE/Sony devices dont get so many leaks EVEN THOUGH there are NUMEROUS test builds on SE/Sony internal development specific servers... Samsung/HTC build leak almost weekly... may be SE/Sony is too harsh on their employees ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DooMLoRD:
just saw the XperiaBlog post this:

www.xperiablog.net/2012/05/22/xperia-s-ics-update-will-bring-android-4-0-4/

now lets count how many times this screenshot/link gets posted again by users ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gm007:
This one came from xda from this thread ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DooMLoRD:
most of their posts come from XDA threads :D but its a great site to keep track of news for Xperia device ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gm007:
Yeah I know that :)

Sorry to ask you again but maybe my post get lost somewhere,what is the advantage about kernels 3.x.x.... What we will get as users?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] optik19918:
Wew man srry for my bad English, but It was not this my intention, i never even think that DoomLord gives us fake info, it was only a funny way to say that isc is not so important and dose not bring this Big change!

Srry for the bad expression way
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] krabappel2548:
Ok, I know there won't be big changes, but it will improve the most important features like smoothness, battery life etc :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sessel:
Can we flash a docomo fw and have the update via pc companion, like x10 with nordik when gingerbread is updating?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DooMLoRD:
nope
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gtrab:
shortcircuit :D

10: xda -> xperiablog

20: xperiablog -> xda

30: GOTO 10
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ambroos:
Aha, looks like my suspicion regarding new apps was right! Looks like we're getting all the software features of the GX/SX with the update! Walkman, new Gallery, and probably notification bar toggles too! Great news!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] airizsyah:
found this over the net.

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/son...cream-sandwich-update-was-a-mistake-50008021/

and this..

http://www.itproportal.com/2012/05/22/xperia-update-pegged-back-original-timescale/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nit:
Staight to Android 4.0.4 and an updated 3.0.8 kernel is really good news! To me, it is better then having 4.0.3 tomorrow in my XS.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ssj_jaypee:
This is definitely good news!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
Hmmm... four?

Отправлено с моего Transformer TF101 через Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
Not sure about the toggles, no roms I've seen have it. The rest is there for the S too in new builds.

Отправлено с моего Transformer TF101 через Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mzr7:
No matter if the toggles aren't there we can use widgetsoid it works great with ics.

yes this is going out to all of those who are going to whine about no toggles problem solved :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SEFanX10i:
So mid to late June it is then ? :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] NightSky256:
:eek:

C64 Basic ? how long...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gtrab:
First love is never forgotten ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] blakwhite:
Sigh! I thought only kids discovered xda.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] PhilAd:
I can't remember any earlier release date than late part of Q2 2012 ...

At the beginning of this thread I already postet that you can expect ICS for Xperia S mid June till July. This has been stated by Sony already in March.

I can't understand why many people are surprised that it has not been released on April/May. Its more realistic to expect it later than June/July so that it could role out at the beginning of Q3 2012. Sony just told to begin the role out for 2011 devices in April which they really did.

Stay cool people. ICS is not that good. We have Android 2.3.7 which is very stable.

Here one more time the blog entry from Sony posted in March 2012:

http://blogs.sonymobile.com/product...1-xperia-smartphones-starting-from-mid-april/

"Finally, with regards to our all new Sony Xperia S, which will be upgraded to Android 4.0 starting from the later part of the second quarter, we will get back with more detailed information on timing over the next weeks."
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] adam1000rr:
--- Sorry, wrong thread ---
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] D33KK:
Precisely the reason I'm waiting for galaxy s 3!