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[Xperia Play Android Development] anbu187:
the link provided for downloading ics beta is not working when trying to download the file server eror always. anyone have a copy of the stock ics beta rom for xperia play r800i? thanks
[Xperia Play Android Development] TheCraig:
http://www.mediafire.com/?w3xusa0ym7ug7u5 - Mirror I posted on page 47
[Xperia Play Android Development] anbu187:
thank you very much :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] netizenmt:
Hmm well, this is embarrassing. I posted my comment in the wrong thread.

I don't love this ROM. I wanted to, but it doesn't work on my phone. Right about now, I'm so done with ICS.
[Xperia Play Android Development] BrNeeto:
I use Doom kernel (Advanced Stock) and don't work..

All other thinks, all ok!

Thanks!
[Xperia Play Android Development] ngavarta:
No no for me, I wanna' rollback

- WiFi not working

- 3D Gaming sucks (GTA3 hang the bloody phone)

- I think graphic prettier, but gaming sucks, nono for a gaming device ...

- All my Google apps gone, can't sync my contacts (Play, etc all gone)
[Xperia Play Android Development] tendyfish:
There a bunch of fixes and tweaks for all the problems you have mentioned,.. m using this ROM and its working
[Xperia Play Android Development] Therev86:
Read through the early posts, flash a custom kernel, flash the wifi and Bluetooth fixes and flash the Gapps addon and all your problems will be solved.
[Xperia Play Android Development] subsparx:
I've tried this rom as well as the DarkForest one, and no matter what I try I can't get a Sony Smartwatch to sync correctly with ICS. Rolled back to .62 and it's working fine now. The watch itself connects through bluetooth and liveware recognizes it and autostarts the program, but that's as far as I can get. The application won't recognize installed apps from there. You can hit the button for an app (like the one for text messages) and it will take you to the play store and you can download it, but it won't recognize it as installed.
[Xperia Play Android Development] sufy1000:
Dont worry guys if your having problems with the Beta rom or any other rom. Sony will fix these problems when they officially release Ice Cream Sandwich :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] TheCraig:
Might go to Gingerbread, I'm looking for the best battery and such, and I'm missing PSXperia, still deciding...
[Xperia Play Android Development] NeWCuLTKiNG:
N64oid and fpse are keeping me here. I went back for a few days and I really missed the ui its so much nicer :p
[Xperia Play Android Development] solomon4400:
same here bro. i couldn't believe how bad n64oid and fpse have me stuck on these unstable roms!!!!! i never even bothered with psxperia because i just cant get the **** to work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Xperia Play Android Development] GetPatriotized:
Thanks for posting the obvious.
[Xperia Play Android Development] NeWCuLTKiNG:
last time i post to you :mad:
[Xperia Play Android Development] netizenmt:
Both of those last posts made me LOL.
[Xperia Play Android Development] GetPatriotized:
Haha it was a joke :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] NeWCuLTKiNG:
:D
[Xperia Play Android Development] Schmoldt:
All keys are working fine but its to slow to play Games like Need For Speed or

Dead Space. It´s an great rom but really to slow for high quality Gaming.

The normal Emulators are Working fine, when you disable the Sound.

But when you open a normal app like browser or Whatsapp or so, it will stuck for 1 second. I Test it now for about 1 1/2 Weeks and it chrashed until now 6 times.

But all in all its very good, it must only be faster.
[Xperia Play Android Development] pitamus:
Stop spamming pics threads
[Xperia Play Android Development] Therev86:
Reflashed this a couple if weeks ago, im noticing now the longer its installed the more the default browser rage quits on me, it did it just now and killed the phase beam live wallpaper and replaced it with the static 'ocean' one (its not called ocean, its that awful seascape one nobody would use by choice that you see after unlocking the bootloader.)
[Xperia Play Android Development] ngavarta:
:)

Thanx for the advice ... tendyfish

I wonder how's your gaming experience, would you able to play PSX games?
[Xperia Play Android Development] BrNeeto:
Now here work all very well.

Thanks for all!
[Xperia Play Android Development] FrEcP:
So how far is final?

Didn't Sony mention to bring it to us in April?

4 days left...

Anyone heard of another announcement?
[Xperia Play Android Development] sufy1000:
Seriously only 4 days left for ICS ?

Will that be released in the UK as well ?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Leraeniesh:
There is the update for the R800x users on the 30th.

Maybe that has something to do with it.
[Xperia Play Android Development] :
I have read they want to release it May/June and not in April :mad:

Source: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/42622/ice-cream-sandwich-when-update
[Xperia Play Android Development] Therev86:
Daaamn, 100% battery at 8.30am, 90mins later (and 14 text messages) and its down to 23% after opting to not use SetCPU/system tuner and see how long it last normally. I would suspect this is a kernel issue, using DoomLords advanced stock kernel for this rom.
[Xperia Play Android Development] lightningdude:
The advanced stock, unless DL updated it, doesn't have deep sleep working. Try his newest DooMKerneL, that should have it. If not, I think Keiran's got one, too.
[Xperia Play Android Development] DooMLoRD:
advanced stock kernel mean that the kernel used is PURE stock without any changes...

so wht ever issues u have are linked to ur ROM setup...
[Xperia Play Android Development] Therev86:
The rom is just flashed as is, nothing fancy, wifi and bluetooth are off, mobile data is on but aside from that its only been used for SMS
[Xperia Play Android Development] Logseman:
OP (that is, KalleD), this testing thread has fulfilled its purpose. Now we know the ICS upgrade won't be made. Do you have information about any further plans that Sony can have towards the Xperia Play?
[Xperia Play Android Development] bamsbamx:
Plus one!!
[Xperia Play Android Development] Pos411:
Sony statement:

“In regards to Xperia PLAY, after extensive in house testing with our developer teams and working with our partners, we have concluded that a consistent and stable experience, particularly with gaming, cannot be guaranteed for this smartphone on Ice Cream Sandwich – therefore, we will not make the Android 4.0 upgrade available for Xperia PLAY.

This decision was also verified when we received similar feedback from the developer community; both experienced developers and advanced users, along with game content providers following our ICS beta ROM for unlocked Xperia PLAY smartphones.

Our priority has and always will be, to provide the best possible user experience on Xperia smartphones. In this instance the ICS upgrade would have compromised stability, where we look to ensure a quality gaming experience with games optimized and developed for Xperia PLAY”

so...boooooooo...a BIG BOOO!!!! no ics...means goodbye sony...:p au revoir...aufwiedersehen...ciao...selamat tinggal!!!...
[Xperia Play Android Development] TLRtheory:
Can anyone rip the new Xperia Play Game Launcher apk outta this rom and post it?
[Xperia Play Android Development] mehdi.moha:
Finally sony did that again. I'm not a lucky man. I don't know how many people are here that had x10mini and mini pro...

I thought that This time, sony's promis is promis. But unfotunately, it happened again( like 2010 series , thes said that mini and mini pro is too weak and can't run froyo qnd gingerbread , but that happened by developers )

I'm thinking abour pssuite!!! That make me crazy! Xperia play,as a gaming mobile has old version of pssuite, dispite other spec that are not for gameing purpose have new version of pssuite.

How can it happen.

Sony, do you want to release new version of xperia play and we are victum again(like 2010)

It's proved to me that apple is really really the best. Apple support its specs for 3 years!

Sony:

WE ALL KNOW THAT XPERIA PLAY CAN RUN ICS AS NICE AS POSSIBLE, ...

But this time,

Really reallt time to say godbye with sony-mobile .

I hope sony teach all it need about customer care . Promise is allways pomise and all of people can find

out difrence beetwen a lie and a truth
[Xperia Play Android Development] RublJow:
Haha i have the x10 Mini pro too xD

And i think the same this is my lastest Sony ericsson phone !!!

1 People like 14y can make awesome Roms for mobiles but 5 exp. Devs cannot do this?

Otherwise i dont use Sony Software:)

Aokp ftw:)
[Xperia Play Android Development] DooMLoRD:
Xperia Play is hardware wise VERY CAPABLE to handle ICS...

the problem lies in the implementation of the "gamepad"... which from what i hear is not very compatible with ICS/other game creators...
[Xperia Play Android Development] Mogul345:
Nice Sony, thanks for the cold shoulder!

Glad FXP, DoomLord, KeiranFTW, PaxChristos, et. al. are all going to pick up your slack and deliver us ICS one way or another. The CM9 nightlies have been treating me well for a solid month now.

How bout you at least throw the above guys a bone and release your ICS kernel sources so they can fix a couple bluetooth audio bugs and be done with it? Or maybe open source your proprietary touchpad driver code, so some real devs with a passion for this phone can fix what you're unable or unwilling to do? (My vote's on unwilling, b/c I'm not an idiot, I realize there's no real money made in these updates, and you have shareholders you gotta return "value" too, customers are not part of the equation.)

PS - This better mean there's gonna be a Play 2.
[Xperia Play Android Development] tiagoSequeira:
In my opinion the update should be an option of ours! Not theirs. At first I played a lot but now I use it more has a regular smartphone, and there might be some people like me. This way it wouldn't be a problem to me to update. They are just making excuses, once again.

Please.. I saw my x8 running ICS, if that runs it than this should so very better!
[Xperia Play Android Development] Mogul345:
Indeed. The more I read about this, it sounds like they've got a pretty much finished ROM, but have realized that the 3rd party developers are unwilling or unable to update their games to play nice with ICS, so it's best for the reputations for all parties involved not to release something that the average idiot will have issues with.

The fair solution I think would be to polish off the last few dealbreaker bugs that are OS related, and release for people with unlocked bootloaders only. If your bootloader is unlocked, you have already accepted their terms that you're on your own and in an officially unsupported state. Let these (likely informed, "enthusiast" type) people assume the risks and have the option to go for it.

I've got every emulator I could possibly want working in ICS, and the touchpads work great in fPSE. The Play is the phone I dreamed of back when I got my first T-Mo MDA w/ a slideout keyboard & d-padish thing, which with some imagination could be treated as a controller of sorts. For me, gaming is GREAT with ICS on my Play. My dream phone.

Only thing missing for me in CM9 are two things:

1)Bluetooth Media Audio

2)Tethering

And from what I gather, in Sony beta ROM threads, both of these items work in Sony sourced builds. I will gladly take a Sony official ROM if these two items & my emus work.

At the very least, I hope they release the source of what they had so the community can pick up where they left off.
[Xperia Play Android Development] sonicfreak360:
Thanks for trying Sony :-D

I'm so glad you tried to develop ICS for us, you even brought us along for the ride! I'm still sticking with you!
[Xperia Play Android Development] cyrusalmighty:
I filled out a feedback form so what the hell did you(SONY)get out of it?? That I completely considered this a gaming phone and that if I couldn't have games on ICS I would not want ICS? That area wasn't in the form.:mad: Well, I think there are plenty of flaws with games FCing on GB already but I still enjoy it as a gaming phone at times. And on ICS I've run Emus as others mentioned. Its obvious from the beta(and even ICS ports) that there was a compatibility issue with some heavier games like HD, because even with the new release of joystick 6 & it's ability to remap hardkeys, the games themselves were force closing.(I know I haven't built a Rom so I don't know what really causes this)What I want to know is.... had Sony tweaked their newest build to even run the games or has this been cancelled due to the gamepad issues alone?? I think a more direct explanation is due to the people they have released the beta to.(With the release of the newest build & code) Everytime I read the legal reason for the cancelation I feel some dishonesty brewing. Like many of you will agree. With as many legal issues as Sony has had in recent times I'm surprised they had even made the promise to "Upgrade ALL 2011 Xperia Handsets" without a asterisk, footnote, & huge disclaimer behind it, but they chose to go there. No one forced them, except they thought they would like to sell more 2012 handsets and what better way in an evolving android world then to show that they will continue support for their newer line of phones. Im sure there sales has gone up since the false promises were made and us consumers who jump at every new hardware/software upgrade probably can't comprehend the numbers. And to the people that judge their wrong actions by comparing them to other companies that rape us just as hard by not offering upgrades for phones with similar or better specs obviously capable of running ICS...cooomme onnnn.:thumbdown: I'm pretty sure that's just lowered expectations.lol. So is this honest opinions after getting the shaft or Are you devs here looking for a nice job at the company later on? ;) just my 2 cents.

Edit**Sorry to get all legal on everyone, but they started it.:rolleyes: I am just like everyone who wants the "sources" to the latest build so our Devs can get to work, but I think the people who have complained are right to a point and just because Sony "tried" to appease the consumer for a very brief time doesn't mean that backing out is right or that it's too similar to false advertising(which sometimes requires retribution)
[Xperia Play Android Development] panzerscope:
Bad form Sony. You dont say your going to do something and then dont do it over such a small thing in the long run. If you want to back out then fine but dont be so poor as to not provide us with the latest sources. Atleast do good on that so talented devs hear can give us what you cant. I will not be purchasing another sony phone as Sony business practises are dispicable. Good job on alienating your customers. If sony or kalleD do not respond to this thread then I can only assume sony has no good reason and wont be standup enough to release the latest sources.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Droid117:
Things like this further push me to trade my phone for a HTC Evo 3D.
[Xperia Play Android Development] mehdi.moha:
and push me to switch on samsung or apple series .

---------- Post added at 11:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:00 AM ----------

i'm with you +1

i can't belive that sony-mobile's engineers are too poor, i'm sure that some day xda developers can make stable ICS ( like what they did on mini and mini pro (( froyo - GB )) ) , so sony , are you kidding us ?

we are your customer !! do you belive that ?!
[Xperia Play Android Development] cyrusalmighty:
Maybe I'm being a little hard on you (Sony)so I'll say this: I still say that Sony has tried a bit harder then some other companies to support their phones recently, but we can't look at the worst companies as examples. We must set a higher standard. We need companies to support the consumer more and Sony had a very good start with the news of the upgrade. As far as someone mentioning Apple... They are one of the companies I would consider the worst in support and the opposite of my message for too many reasons. This "letdown" by Sony is not going to send me over to that "Dynasty" .lol. Android is more for the people than Ios or Apple will ever be so don't hop back on the bandwagon unless you want to set appointments to have your iPhone & MacBook looked at on different days at your closest Apple Authorized retailers at their convenience. Bottom line is that most of the companies have not supported the dev community like Sony did & we should not forget that, but at the end of the day we must get the legal response/letdown which I understand is Sony protecting themselves as they know they will not deliver what they have promised us. I think the dev community should get a better response and a little more respect as we may have gotten just as far into a complete version of ICS as Sony has. The devs here are truly amazing & have fixes for anything you can imagine(bluetooth,data,a fix for male-pattern-balding from lack of ICS:D,etc). Sony has a dev team of their own who is busy every month preparing a new FW update to overthrow the CFW hacks of their precious PlayStation 3 & PSN so I think they could take Google ICS code & "Sony-fy" it a bit & get gamepad working even if most games wont. We don't expect miracles or for Sony to buy all 3rd party games to touch up & make compatible with this phone. I think we all understand that there are many who are responsible for the games working within ICS, not just Sony. I still say we shouldn't have to ask for the sources to the newest build if Sony wants to do the right thing anymore. It should of had a link on their site for where to download from as soon as the upgrade was cancelled. Hey, I got your back Sony if you still have ours. Please release the sources, prove you were actually working for your customers as promised & if I were you I would add a little better explanation (legally worded) or just a sign of remorse for the unfortunate users of this model. I know you are not legally obligated to this ,but that is what would really bring some back to Sony or maybe even an Xperia play 2 .(straight face):what::screwy:
[Xperia Play Android Development] MilkyJoePD:
Male-pattern-baldness? Where's that forum? I need a patch for my patch.
[Xperia Play Android Development] cyrusalmighty:
Ahaha. That was good.:p
[Xperia Play Android Development] stevecrox:
I took the play because I wanted a gaming phone, I had heard Sony's support was dire but thought I would take the risk.

I encouraged most my family on to Samsung because they support there phone's. I thought Sony was changing, I guess not.

I guess I will go with an S3
[Xperia Play Android Development] nickholtus:
samsung htc and lg aren't better with update support.

i had a galaxy s 1 they promised ics to me but it won't happen and so htc and lg do.

sony can't help that developers don't want to update their games for ics and then also xperia play support. it isn't sony's fault (maybe a little bit) but the most it's the developers fault!!!
[Xperia Play Android Development] netizenmt:
You people are fooling yourselves if you think Sony will see any of these comments. Once the decision was made, do you honestly think anyone from Sony is going to be checking to see our reaction?

So, it is what it is - Gingerbread designed with the Play hardware we have will give the best gaming experience. The time for whining is past. Suck it up and move on. For some of us, that may mean a new phone, sure to have its own set of issues. For many others, we'll keep tuned to see how our devs can continue to make the Play exceed all expectations.
[Xperia Play Android Development] DooMLoRD:
may be u should now add a "Sony Frustration Level:" ;)
[Xperia Play Android Development] RozenTensai:
Yep, instead of complaining, I'm actually running ICS on mine.

I do thank Sony for the support they give to the devs and I hope they continue with it and release whatever source they left unpolished, so it's truly 'in the community's hands'.

They even unlocked the bootloader free of charge (for those who bought their plays out-of-contract) and released some sources, so there isn't anything to complain.

Thank you Sony for not being an Apple copy.

Just my toughts.
[Xperia Play Android Development] mehdi.moha:
remember

SGS1 is for 2010 , xperia play is for 2011. samsung never promised to upgrade galaxys1 .

but sony-liar did that .

i can remember on a conference about ICS , sony put the xperia play pictures as a spec for upgrading to ICS ...

never mind

my opinion in my signature .
[Xperia Play Android Development] Jockard:
Wrong

Some people are so wrong, I love games, but the xperia play is not a gaming only phone, the promisse was that it would be a elegant smartphone, and behind it all a gaming phone, in tv they showed that...

Some of you defending sony should think about what will happen to the play when the games become compatible with only ICS...

I bought mine play 3 weeks ago... JUST and JUST because of the ICS update, that was confirmed by sony....

They are sooo wrong, in my country that is a crime... I can already see the lawsuit comming...

If they were not sure if they could or not update to ICS they should not have made promisses.... 1 week before release they just say... No we are sorry but you have been fooled... What was the purpose of that? Dont tell me that they were trying, if that was true they would know about that earlier...

People like me was fooled into buying this dead phone, yes DEAD, as soon as games come for ICS only...

This happened before... X10 could not run FPSE without the update... I was there....

Bad Sony.... really bad...

I just hope the developers can somehow port ICS from Arc or others... Even Samsung is giving their older phones and tablets a value pack, 2.3.7 with many ICS features...
[Xperia Play Android Development] kelvenha55:
We're getting another update chill out or get a new phone that has ics. Sony doesn't give a crap about the whiners. They want constructive or positive feedback, hence the Ics BETA. They want everything to be working without interruption in user experience. Obviously they tried and didn't achieve it. If you don't like it then YOU do better. Crying about it won't make them give into your demands like it did with your parents. Can we agree to stfu about Ics on the xplay for awhile?
[Xperia Play Android Development] mehdi.moha:
hey guys

please check this one :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26654390&posted=1#post26654390

to have unique complaint .

just go on ... beat it !
[Xperia Play Android Development] mehdi.moha:
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowww

xperia play is back

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow :D

http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/software/upgrade-to-android-4/

we did it together guys , cheers XDA members :D
[Xperia Play Android Development] nickholtus:
nice:)

change you sig please:P
[Xperia Play Android Development] mehdi.moha:
It is done :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] nickholtus:
change your sig again:P

Stephanie: Hi Nick, thank you for contacting Sony Xperia UK Chat Support. My name is Stephanie, please could I take your full name and email address?

nick: yes

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Stephanie: Thank you for providing me with this information, Please could you confirm which model of phone you have and which network it is on?

nick: xperia play

nick: t-mobile

nick: sim-free

nick: but i am in holland for 2 months so

nick: now t-mobile

Stephanie: Thank you for providing me with this information, with regards to the query you posted, the Play will not be receiving ICS but it seems the website has not yet been updated

Stephanie: Sorry about that Nick

nick: ok:(

nick: but can't you guys just give an update or release it at xda (such as the beta) there are a lot of people that want to buy an other phone now (no sony)

nick: see xda forums

Stephanie: Unfortunately we will not be releasing ANY updates for the phone as it does not improve user quality as advised on our product blog

nick: but hardware is good enough and only develpers need to update their games

Stephanie: Unfortunately the decision has been made not to update the phone