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[Xperia Arc General] szymon247:
It's funny but I tried Irfanview to compress my Xperia Arc pictures and after downsizing to 5mpx and compressing so the pictures take less than 500kbps I see no visible quality loss on 100% crops. I have no idea why Sony went for so little compression while degrading the quality at the same time.

edit: And the better part..tamdadam.. these pictures look BETTER with more compression.

There's something in the camera drivers I suppose that makes the edges really jagged, everything extremly grainy and introduces that strange noise. Definitely post-processing, just hard to tell what exactly.

Applying more severe compression not only makes the picture size much smaller but also softens the image making it appear more eye-friendly. Strange. I wonder if it's possible to apply an extra post-processor that would further compress pictures on the go and soften them up a bit. That would help a lot (though Sony should have done that in the first place).
[Xperia Arc General] cwk8412:
Hey, I updated my Xperia Arc with flash tool and the firmware is the official firmware. There is no lag at all on my phone. You can delete some apps that you don't need.
[Xperia Arc General] Moon.lSd:
Almost better than GB, especial when apply Xperia S Theme Update by using CWM. My phone is rooted using downgrade kernel method with DoomLord's Script.

Photo size is double on ICS: with 6MP quality, about 900KB on GB and now it's 1.9MB on ICS, picture taken speed was improved.

But troubles exist: phone freezed on screen, nothing works and removing battery was the only solution, and unable to charge while turning off the phone, stuck at SONY logo, appear and disappear continously.
[Xperia Arc General] Azev:
I have not this problem with Alpine CDE-113-BT (Parrot technology).

For me same as the most of you:

- Battery drain (Operating system @ 50% of consumption)

- Camera

- Touch on game

- Phone app too slow

- Wi-Fi slow to connect (stays on Getting IP address)

- Notifications LED not working

Full origin .431 firmware with original kernel, made with SEUS (Update Service) and no root @ LT15i.
[Xperia Arc General] pvyParts:
Hey guys grab betterbattery stats and lets find out exactly what is causing the drain. Then we may be able to fix it.

Iridaki has a great thread on how to get info from the battery. It is in the arc general section somewhere. " how to provide usefully battery reports" or something ( on phone can't find it to link )

As for most bt issues you can normaly fix them by reseting the unit you are connecting to.

Pvy

Sent from my TEAM Powered Arc S
[Xperia Arc General] _popcorn:
here's the link you were referring to:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1433309

betterbatterystats is a great app, provides a lot more detail on the battery usage breakdown compared to the android 'battery use' page.
[Xperia Arc General] squalldua:
does the guys at sony tested this firmware before releasing it?

what's with all the bugs ?!

hope sony will release another update soon, and fix them.

for now, i'm staying with GB.
[Xperia Arc General] pvyParts:
Thats the one. If any one with battery drain issues wants to post the logs fom BetterBatteryStats i will take a look to see whats causing it maybe we can figure it out.....

pvy.
[Xperia Arc General] losdrivare:
Thanks to all of you for your honest feedback. In conclusion I won't bother with updating to 4.0.4, instead I'll stay with GB 2.3.4 until a sweeter taste of ICS turns up. :D
[Xperia Arc General] Zyar:
Has anyone else noticed that while playing music if u browse the internet for a little while, the music stops playing. That happens using poweramp and stock music player. That didn't happen on GB
[Xperia Arc General] robsaw:
You sure you weren't accessing websites (or pop-ups, etc on those sites) that want to play sounds? Depending on your music player setting, that can pause the player and if in the background will exit (well, PowerAmp will). PowerAmp has settings that will change this behaviour.
[Xperia Arc General] Zyar:
I'll double check but previously I never had to tick any boxes to prevent that. It never happened on GB.

Thanks, wI'll check
[Xperia Arc General] lovemyarc:
which Xperia S theme update you are talking about? :)
[Xperia Arc General] baradharajan:
hi i have earier updated with 4.02.A.0.62 with flash tool and my model no shows as LT18a, where as my sticker on the back of the phone shows it as LT18i, this is with GB, and the SI no is 1252-9721, i checked on sony site and says ICS update is availale for this phone , but when i try using SUS update is says the phone is upto date with Gb it self. how to get this corrected.

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/38388
[Xperia Arc General] Moon.lSd:
I mean that:
[Xperia Arc General] ^eLipS#:
Perfect app for controlling notification LED:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageconsulting.android.lightflow&hl=en

:D
[Xperia Arc General] lovemyarc:
nice..
[Xperia Arc General] ik_jefke:
LT15i: Stock email, BT, Keyboards, ...

Hi All,

Since a few days I have the new ICS update (Through SUS) and there are a few strange things with it...

When I delete unread emails (gmail account) with the stock mail app then:

- emails are deleted on the phone

- the unread count on the mail app still includes the deleted mails

- the mails are not deleted when I go online and check the emails through the browser.

The stock mail app does not check the emails on the specified intervals (even not at all) . Only when I do a manual refresh it will show me the new mails.

BT:

When I used my BT headset (MW600) and I turn off the headset the Arc still states it is connected with the headset.

My system language is set to Dutch but when I scroll through the pages of an ebook using Moonreader I often see Chinese characters appear...

I'm unable to remove the Chinese and Japanese keyboards...

I haven't explored the entire phone yet but this does not seem very promising ...

Is this common behaviour with 4.1.B.0.431?

EDIT:

Resolved the email issue by doing a repair in PC Comp.
[Xperia Arc General] OnAir783:
Did you test it? Does the whatsapp notification work?
[Xperia Arc General] plymptonpilgreen:
I was eagerly awaiting ics for my lt15i. before it was released i tried the fr version, liked it but something was nagging me about it.

uk got the update so i went to that, then i quickly went back to 2.3.4.

ics ruined it for me on my lt15i. shocking, performance was bad, the appearance just looked dark and gloomy and basically rushed through.

a nice set of extra menus and functions but just the appearance of it destroyed it for me.

gone back to gingerbread and my phone feels amazing again :)

it may be just me but id hazard a guess im not going to be the only one who reverts,

its put me off buying the xperia s thats for sure.

all that wait and exitement for nothing,now uninstalled sus off my pc :)
[Xperia Arc General] tatkovladko:
Unfortunately, my 1st post here will and should also be in regard to the ICS update which brought lots of sluggishness and overall displease with the phone.

After reverting back to a GB .42 build, I, simply put, cannot believe this is the same phone that gave me so much sorrow under ICS.

I have no idea whether it's because the hardware is insufficient or the Sony developers are not capable.

I have no other option but to dissuade others from this supposed "upgrade".
[Xperia Arc General] wth_is_life:
So how's the camera on 4.0.4 ?
[Xperia Arc General] bashar.enjarini:
+1 here, I felt even that I have a new phone after rolling back to GB!! Fast and smooth again
[Xperia Arc General] plymptonpilgreen:
Rubbish
[Xperia Arc General] paulinho90:
Bad camera

The camera quality is very very low compared to GB. This was the main reason i downgraded from 4.0.4 to 2.3

I hope sony will fix this issue..
[Xperia Arc General] GRjason:
I am a bit confused as arc owners writing that camera is not that good as in GB.

Latest official ics update has buggy camera for arc s too? I didn't update yet my arc s. If any arc s owner suggest me that should i upgrade it or not?
[Xperia Arc General] sblar:
I would say don't upgrade. ICS for Arc S is buggy, laggy and not worth the effort if you like your phone. Sure, you will get som eye candy and a better dialer, but that's it. After a week I couldn't live with the lag anymore and downgraded to GB.

Mind you though that oppinions are subjective and individual; not everyone is using their phone in the same way. For instance, right after upgrade everything seems very nice, but after some time and some app installation, things gets really slow.

This was ICS 4.0.3. I haven't been following up since and I don't know if 4.0.4 has been released for Arc S like it has for Arc. Maybe someone can share their experience on 4.0.4 - if it's out.
[Xperia Arc General] ^eLipS#:
4.0.4 on Arc S is much much smoother than 4.0.3, almost like GB. I think that camera quality is also better, but still not like GB.
[Xperia Arc General] bradgh:
who solved contact problem?

after reboot not save contact!
[Xperia Arc General] jtdc:
So, as I always give chance to ICS whenever newer update for it comes along, I updated today and running now on Arconium 4 (4.1.B.0.431). This is the one of the lightest ICS there is, but it is still not as smooth as Gingerbread, still I will use it for some time.

Like I said before, GB is the optimum and efficient android version for Arc/Arc S. We can only hope for an ICS that would come close to it.
[Xperia Arc General] plymptonpilgreen:
A few days in now since going back to 2.3.4

Loving it and in a weird way I like the idea that ics is waiting in the wings if I ever plug my phone back into the laptop but,I'm hoping before that happens that android will do some alterations and bug fixes first.

Will it happen? To be honest,I couldn't care less- gingerbread still kicks a** and in my eyes will ALWAYS be better than ics
[Xperia Arc General] GRjason:
Any news of new firmware in which they will fix these major problems? until that i will not upgrade for sure android ics.

Btw any ics rom which has working all things?

Thanks for answers
[Xperia Arc General] ^eLipS#:
Can someone please give me the instructions to downgrade to 2.3.4? I wasn't able to find any threads about that...

Thanks!
[Xperia Arc General] xtacy!:
Have a look at this thread here. Download the 2.3.4 fw you require and just flash it using Flashtool. (I'm not sure but you might need an older version of Flashtool than the current one. 0.6.??)

Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Arc General] ^eLipS#:
I looked at that thread but I cant find 2.3.4 FTF. The newest version of Flashtool is 0.8.5, but I'll probably need to find some older version... Thanks anyway!
[Xperia Arc General] xtacy!:
What do you mean you didn't find the 2.3.4 ftf? Just scroll down the list. It says ".FTF OLDER VERSION, ...". All those 4.0.2.A.0.62 etc were Android 2.3.4 :rolleyes:.

And you would need Flashtool v0.6.8 to successfully flash 2.3.4

Cheers!
[Xperia Arc General] cruden:
Xperia Arc S root

Hi, can anyone help me root my Xperia Arc S build number 4.1.L.0.8 Android version 4.0.4 Model number LT18i?
[Xperia Arc General] xtacy!:
4.1.L.0.8????? Where did you get that update from? :eek:

We're all on the 4.1.B.0.431 fw.

Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Arc General] cruden:
I got this version tonight via pc companion software. I am a UK user in three UK if that helps. Cannot find anybody with this version and absolutely no help or support available to my knowledge at this time.
[Xperia Arc General] Hatreadyx:
Hi,

I have one question considering thread in deceloper's forum.

How am I supposed to download framework.jar if "tkymgr" added link to mediafire with file set to private?

Link to the thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1647665

Thanks,
[Xperia Arc General] ipl2011:
vibration during call

in GB,while making a phone call we can get a vibratiion after caller attends the call.....that is missing in ICS...it would be nice if they add the feature
[Xperia Arc General] Spanks1991:
4.1.L.0.8

Hey, I have no idea how to root as I've been trying to root my Arc S (also on Three in the UK) for months to no avail.

I am currently updating mine via P.C to your 4.1.L.0.8 and I've decided that Three release their updates earlier than a lot of other carriers and use slightly different build numbers to the rest of the Xperia community, just to make it difficult.

I was previously on 4.1.K.0.5 (ICS) and got nowhere in my efforts to root and eventually gave up because I could only find one other person on the entire internet who had the same number as me.... everybody else had an 'A' in the middle of their build number whereas I had a 'K'.

I feel this may be a similar case this time around again, however if I have any luck or information, I'll pass it on :)

Good luck!
[Xperia Arc General] xtacy!:
So why are you asking us here? Your best bet would be to ask in the same thread. If that does not work, PM the OP.

Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Arc General] cruden:
Thanks dude, I will also let you know if I find anything, because we have identical models if we find something it will work for the other person too. Had a feeling it was something to do with three making it difficult. My last phone, the HTC Desire was so easy to do, but this time they have really made it difficult.
[Xperia Arc General] CatalinG:
Hello,

I updated today via pc companion to the new ICS and i have a few issues:

-Browsing the menu, the settings menu, even the home pages/tabs whatever they are called (where you keep your widgets) it is very laggy. I closed all application via the new task manager that they made(holding the home button) even with the app that I used for so long and had no problems and still it is laggy. In settings menu it says that I have 175 mb of ram used and 169 mb free ..but it is moving like it wold be like 50 mb free ... didn't have this issue until the update

-kinda any app is also laggy

-from time to time when i try to open a new menu or app it freezes for a few seconds

-a new thing that kinda bothers me is that before the update it was the screen lock slide thingy AND the pattern one. Now it works only one and I have to use only the pattern one (its a must in my case). No biggie just that before it displayed me the missed calls and unread messages and you cold see them clear. Not is just some small icon notification on the status but that I hardly notice .... any way to reactivate the old option on this one ? or do you know any good application for that ? (tried go locker and I didn't like the way it works and created even more lag)

i use an LT15i android 4.0.4 build number 4.1.b.0.431, I'm from Europe Romania if this matters....

Any ideas how to improve something ?

Thank you,

Catalin
[Xperia Arc General] cruden:
ICS is not without it's fair share of problems and lag so far, but we knew what we were getting into when we hit the update button, we wanted ICS and we got it, albeit in beta by the looks of it. Performance has marginally improved so far, and battery has taken a dive.
[Xperia Arc General] dns.vlad:
Yes, you can make that. I make that and is very good. Isn't differences.
[Xperia Arc General] chandoliasnikos:
I suggest you do a clean install. Backup everything you need (contacts, photos etc) and then do factory reset and wipe everything from sdcard too. That's what I did in my Arc S and everytjng is going great so far, without lagginess or any other issues.
[Xperia Arc General] sblar:
Why not just pull out the SD card instead of wiping it - just to make sure ICS is running smoothly after a factory reset? The cause of the lag is probably to be found on the phone (ROM, RAM) and not the SD card.
[Xperia Arc General] karthik.chopper:
Irritating gallery

I used the search in the thread but couldnt find any info in this.

I am facing serious issues with my gallery app. It force closes nearly 3-4 times before it becomes stable. The screen kind of flickers and turns blank and then the gallery app redraws. Moreover the pictures don load properly and are pretty slow.

This prevents me from adding pics fast in apps like WhatsApp. Moreover the ICS gallery app detects the Camera folder as 100Andro (the name of the folder) instead of "Camera" like the Xperia Gallery does.

Moreover the feature in the old gallery where you pull the album folder apart with your 2 fingers, pics flow from one end to the other does not work.

Can anyone else confirm if they are facing the same problem?? (tried restarting phone like 10 times)

BTW using 4.1.B.0.413
[Xperia Arc General] thelast3lack:
I don't have such problems in my ICS.

It is not as good as GB,

and at last I am gonna go back to GB.
[Xperia Arc General] CatalinG:
Hello,

I encountered another bug/glitch. The widgets after a while froze. They work but the interface isn't refreshing. For example the wireless activation button. If i click him, the wireless starts but the widget interface led that indicate the wireless is on doesn't change. The time widget also respond the same. I have an battery indicator widget that was showing that i have 52% battery for almost all day and when i entered in system menu it showed me that the battery actually was 30%. And all widgets that i have keep freezing. If i turn off the phone and i reboot it they work for a while then they freeze again...
[Xperia Arc General] THEtomaso:
There are only two reasons that I can think of, why I should upgrade from GB to ICS on my Arc S..

..namely these missing features, with the current GB version:

1) Proxy support.

2) Sorting contacts by last name.

Does anyone know if these features has been added to the ICS upgrade?

..if not, I think I'll pass on the extra bloat.
[Xperia Arc General] thelast3lack:
I have encountered bug with widgets now! I didn't have them before but now I have. It is not like yours (maybe it will!) but my "status" widget is somehow graphically disorganized. I mean it doesn't look like it did before! stretched a bit...

That's weird!
[Xperia Arc General] CatalinG:
I found the widgets problem source. I installed adobe flash player (because when i upgraded it they said to install it because 4.0 doesn't have flash support). After i uninstalled it and rebooted my phone things works fine now. Hope this helps someone else :). Also the lag is kinda gone i got used with it and i don't notice it anymore...
[Xperia Arc General] tatkovladko:
I flashed my LT18i using Flashtool 0.8.5.0 (latest available at their site at the time) with 2.3.4 Central European build without issues.

My phone is SIM-locked and with "Unlock Bootloader allowed: NO"

The "instructions" to downgrade would be:

0. Enable "USB Debugging" and "Mass Storage Mode (MSC)"

0. Backup your important data (contacts and whatnot)

1. Download Flashtool

- I used 0.8.5.0 so this one works for sure

2. Download FTF

- I used "Xperia Arc (LT18i)_4.0.2.A.0.42_CE.ftf" taken from hotfile.

I cannot post external link to the FTF due to the XDA restriction because I have less than 10 posts here.

I used this .42 ROM because I require root.

3. Put the FTF file in /Flashtool/firmwares/

- I don't remember if this was necessary at all, to be honest

4. Uninstall SEUS and PCC

5. Install ADB driver (for the correct phone)

- the installer is found in the Flashtool package in folder /Flashtool/drivers/Flashtool-drivers.exe

6. Start Flashtool, connect phone, wait for Flashtool for message to say phone is detected, press the FLASH button, use Flashmode option

7. Enjoy!

It pretty much self-explanatory and for newbies (like me) it is more scary to do than it actually is in reality.

Optional:

8. Root the phone

- I did it using zergrush method script by DoomLord, described here on XDA

Maybe there are other ways to do it, but try installing "Go Contacts EX" from the Play Store (it's a free app and a great dialler and contracts book anyway).

It has options for "Call Confirm", "Pick Up Vibrate" and "Hang Up Vibrate"

In regard to your question 2):

Maybe there are other ways to do it, but try installing "Go Contacts EX" from the Play Store (it's a free app and a great dialer and contacts book anyway).

It has option for "Sort by last name"

Sound like I'm advertising the GoContacts EX but this is what I'm actually using currently on my phone after looooooong testing ALL available dialers on the market: exDialer, RocketDial, DWContacts, xPhone, etc. - you name it I tried it.
[Xperia Arc General] THEtomaso:
I know that I can solve the contacts sorting issue with a bunch of different apps, but I actually prefer the stock contacts app, which is clean and simple.

Besides, I'm not sure that GO Contacts EX is compatible with MyPhoneExplorer, which I'm using as my contacts manager.

Also, I know that Opera Mobile / Mini has got proxy settings built into them, but again; I want to know if ICS is supporting this natively.

Anyway, I've googled the proxy question, but I'm a bit confused towards contradicting reports..

I guess it all depends on which features the different hardware companies choose to take advantage from?

Of course, there's whole lot of YouTube videos that's showing of the different ICS features, but to me it all looks like a big collection of bells and whistles..

Nothing of which looks really usefull to me.

So, again, what I want to know is if ICS for Arc / Arc S has got any of these two features:

1) Wi-Fi proxy support for non-rooted devices.

2) Abillity to sort contacts by last name.
[Xperia Arc General] xtacy!:
Yup, it can sort by last name.
[Xperia Arc General] THEtomaso:
Great! Thanks for your answer, xtacy!

Do you have an unrooted phone, so you could check if they've added Wi-Fi proxy settings too, please?
[Xperia Arc General] Riyal:
it does have proxy support for WIFI
[Xperia Arc General] THEtomaso:
Thanks, Riyal.

Guess I'm gonna have to upgrade then! :)
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
Freezing widgets is a real annoyance. It happens with every clock widget I have tried - if I play a game then the clock widget will be frozen when I exit to the home screen. Which is pathetic really. I occasionally saw this on GB too and it's a Sony problem as I've been playing with CM9 and the issue never occurs.

Is it too much to want a clock that shows the right time? :-)
[Xperia Arc General] Riyal:
I totally disagree with this one. ICS was just released like 2 days ago and it's just the initial release? Seriously you can't be expecting daily releases of new ROMs?
[Xperia Arc General] Dark Fable:
These bugs have been there since the release of ICS Beta.
[Xperia Arc General] auni:
Lags can be removed a bit if we do the rooting. Here's the Root kit posted by DOOMLORD for the Official Nordic release of ICS.

Works for the Locked and Unlocked Bootloader.

I Have rooted yesterday and removed many bloatwares. Now the device runs smoothly enough and lags are much less now.

ROOT Kit : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1601038
[Xperia Arc General] SirRobin78:
I´ve also the problem with the not responding touch screen in games after flashing my arc to ICS.

Maybe it´s a driver related issue?
[Xperia Arc General] irononreverse:
I did, but new entries are stuck as well as the restored ones. And I don't know how to clear them.
[Xperia Arc General] Bhambya:
Some people don't seem to get it..

It is not because of the bloatware. Removing bloatware will not make your phone run smooth. Unless the drivers are somehow upgraded, we will never get smooth ICS
[Xperia Arc General] dmarvp:
I tought I was the only one with problems on Age of Zombies, I'm really missing that game :(
[Xperia Arc General] hackdima:
iv downgraded to 2.3.4 , il wait till they fix camera, don´t like so pure quality ;)
[Xperia Arc General] calgior:
I have partially solved with the root-posted by rasgula DooMLoRD.

I installed one dialers, Apex launcher and I removed the system applications that do not use and now the phone is quite responsive.

I noticed more stability in the wi-fi and more speed and fluidity in your browser.

I expected more from sony, there is still work that we hope will release further updates.:(
[Xperia Arc General] aimcr7:
Its because you restore your messages, try wipe conversation.apk.

If it doesnt help try wipe data/factory reset. :)