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[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
Can you install Temple Run and see if it works please? It runs fine on my friends new HTC One S.
[Xperia Arc General] Dirrtydog:
These bugs do not depend on Sony but on the game's developer for supporting ICS.
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
Given how many people are having issues with popular games I'm not so sure. A friend of mine just got a HTC One S and is having no problems at all with the same games that just don't work properly on my device. Touch problems seem to be the issue here so I'm pointing the finger at Sony.
[Xperia Arc General] auni:
I have tested 7 HD Games and 3/4 normal games. Al are having issues. Either Graphics Glitches, Touch problem or doesn't start up. So you are saying all the game developers are responsible??? There are clearly a problem by SONY.

Nexus S having same spec as ARC S is running all these games smoothly.
[Xperia Arc General] Rajhans:
I have an arc s , and i have a nandroid backup of both , the .42 fiemware and the latest ICS.

Problem is when i revert back to .42 using restore from CWM, i get a wifi error.

i tried wiping dalvik cache and everything but it still shows wifi error and wifi dosent start.

i wanna go back because .42 was more smooth and better battery backup. I will come back to ICS after they fix some bugs.

Any idea about the wifi error???
[Xperia Arc General] sblar:
Can you briefly explain what you did to revert? I tried the same but ended up with the phone constantly rebooting.
[Xperia Arc General] iridaki:
CMW doesn't change the kernel, so when you are "switching" to GB, you're basically running GB on the ICS kernel.

Flash the .42 kernel and you will be fine.
[Xperia Arc General] Vidurs:
The multitasking control from long press Home to remove a isn't always killing the process. Also some apps even when I exit them in the app they still remain in the list och running apps. Any one know if this is the ICS behaviur or something Sony have added?
[Xperia Arc General] iridaki:
It is not supposed to be killing the processes, it is supposed to be allocating them in the background or cache, to be killed by the OOM later on.

This is typical Android behavior.
[Xperia Arc General] mangemayur:
iridaki, In that case the boot image that we can restore using CWM is boot loader (i used to think its Kernel) ?

in that case how can we take backup of Kernel on locked boot loader (so stock kernel)
[Xperia Arc General] iridaki:
In CMW, the Restore Boot option, restores boot partition not the kernel.

I don't know exactly what boot partition is, I know it is not the actual kernel though. :D

You can flash the kernel with FlashTool.

Just get stock .42 firmware and flash kernel only (by excluding everything else in the menu). ;)
[Xperia Arc General] Kriomag:
and back to GB :)

how smooth it is! :D (GB) i have about 60fps in launcher and games (eye), in ICS i had about 20 fps in launcher... lol? its like Vista compared to XP (GB).

Sorry Sony, but i know what you are doing... trying to make us buy new phone, clever, but i'll stick to super smooth GB and save money.
[Xperia Arc General] HorvathTheWizard:
Facebook inside Xperia works on ICS? I have flashed a previous version (from ICB Beta, i think) in to KA16 Rom, but Contact Sync don't works. I must use a dedicate app from Google Play.
[Xperia Arc General] gob187:
arc s

sucks the temple run game.. big bugs..!
[Xperia Arc General] Tripov:
Updated to ICS, rooted, removed bloatware... still can't complain. It's running just fine.
[Xperia Arc General] Papanik:
Same here. I'm totally satisfied from ICS. (Only complaint is about Angry Birds Space running with some bugs but I believe it will be solved...)
[Xperia Arc General] lyteo:
Does playing around with Developer options (like Force 2D hardware rendering and Animation scale) make ICS home launcher faster? Anybody tried that?
[Xperia Arc General] malih16:
Official ICS update for new SIs was posted yesterday, my SI is included, but nothing from PC Companion yet, I'll give it a day.

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/35144
[Xperia Arc General] Glenfiddich01:
@malih16 :

same here. But i find out, that the Number in the list is the one thing... My SI-Number is also in the list, but with the Generic German-Firmware there is no udate (PCC and SEUS). If i flash the .42 Generic CE (Central Europe), then PCC and SEUS said, that there is a new update (ICS).

So, the SI-Number in the list is the one thing, the other thing is the Firmware, which you have now on the phone.
[Xperia Arc General] arcsy:
Guys, after ICS update, half of my contacts dont show profile picture from Facebook ? I linked them together with my google contacts but no pictures.. i dont use Facebook in xperia option, just regular FB app and sync them together..

anyone knows solution for this probl...
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
You'll need to force the normal FB app to sync your contacts again. Open up the Applications page, find Facebook and Clear Data. Then start Facebook, login and "Sync All". This will download the pictures.
[Xperia Arc General] arcsy:
It worked, THANK YOU !

P.S. If anyone else is having sudden reboot issues on ICS - Arc S like me, I think I found what is the problem - LODE RUNNER game.. I "repaired" via pc companion and went installing 1 by 1 app, as soon as I installed Lode Runner, my phone rebooted in the next 5 minutes.. so I am pretty sure it is causing it :/

Strange thing is phone reboots when I "drop" it on the table.. like something is messing up with acceloremeter ? Because its not the battery, I checked, phone is new, battery fits like a glove..
[Xperia Arc General] Darkfunnyguy:
Strongly advised to repair through PC Companion.

I have been reading a lot of comment on here of problem it lags and so on which I have experienced.

If I am right majority of you haved installed the ICS through flashtool I like I did and what I experienced all the settings, downloaded apps are still there and so on is the reason for the stuttering and lags.

What all need to to is do a clean install of ICS with everything wiped starting again and of course backing up yours contacts and apps etc and start again.

Even though the ICS is not rolled out to UK I connected my Arc S to pc and opened the PC Companion and detected I have ICS installed and I did repair job which download the ICS, wiped my smartphone and installed complete new ICS even though it not released to UK yet.

Since I have rooted phone and installed new SystemUI with status bar toggles and home launcher.

So far everthing is working smoothly with no lags. :D:D:D:D
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
I wiped mine clean and it doesn't make games work properly or fix the awful lags when using the video camera.

I could live with the video issues but not without reliable games. I actually really liked the ICS update (I unlocked my bootloader just to install the beta) and am really sad that it isn't working properly. I can't believe it's all down to the games themselves when I see ICS users on other phones working fine.

But I'm a "power user" - I know how to flash an FTF and I don't care about my warranty. What about users who do care about their warranty and now have no "official" way to go back to GB if the update causes them problems? I feel sorry for them. Do you know what the official way to go back to GB is? - you have to take your phone to a "Sony Service Centre" - assuming you have nearby of course - who then might charge for downgrading and might even have to send your phone away! Unbelievable. Very shoddy treatment and they are going to lose a lot of customers over this - it's not like they are in a dominant position in this market so they need to be careful and retain some loyal fans.

Sorry about the rant. It's just a phone... but Sony haven't handled this well IMHO.
[Xperia Arc General] sblar:
It seems there is a general problem with SI numbers:

http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/183110#183110

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Exactly, my experience too.
[Xperia Arc General] C_hem_a:
Stock 4.1.A.0.562

With the 4.1.A.0.562 room and doomlord Kernel v4 + wifi modules(@1.4Ghz). I get a very good battery durability, I have used my phone for 2 days. Use:

12h wifi

8h 3G/HDSPA data

5h whatsapp

2h music

3h other(not gaming).

PD: I have the ARC S so the doomlord kernel is only for autoundervolt my 1.4Ghz processor.
[Xperia Arc General] zangetsu2188:
Anyone noticed an icon bug with regard to charging?

The battery "lightning" icon or the charge icon does not disappear when the phone states that's it's fully charged.

It is not like that on gingerbread, the battery icon returns to normal when the charging is finished.
[Xperia Arc General] Madfysh:
Anyone knows what filesystem type is system.img(sin) from final ICS? I want to extract it.

Can't mount it in linux
[Xperia Arc General] AxoO69:
I have a synch problem, indeed that work with messenger.apk, contact.apk i mean picture, and agenda.apk but it don't synch with other app like Gosms or Calengo (an other calendar)

Also, My widget Flux Timescape doesn't work, same for widget Friends Timescape whereas the app Timescape work well...
[Xperia Arc General] turnaround:
installed ICS with PC companion software.

The strange thing was that there was considerable lag while using Go launcher EX which I installed with stock GB version before the update.

But when I started using stock launcher after removing GO launcher, UI turned into butter smooth experience.

Everyone experiencing lag try to go back to stock launcher (or try some other launcher)

Also rooted it in like 5 minutes using this method

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1601038 :)

(Thank you DooMLoRD. You are the best :) )

Earlier I was using GB version .62 which is kinda impossible to root (unless you downgrade to .42 and root after unlocking bootloader and then update back to .62). Not to mention its a load of work.

With ICS I did not even unlock the bootloader and still managed to root it within 5 min. :D .

So overall I think it is good to have ICS on the device.
[Xperia Arc General] ^eLipS#:
I finally got an option to update my Arc S to ICS using PC Suite. I don't have any experience with updating Android devices, so I need some help. I have .42 firmware, I rooted my phone with zergRush method. I want to backup all of my files, apps and apps data. I already installed Titanium Backup Pro, but I'm not sure that I can use that app after updating because it will maybe unroot my device or root won't work. So, what do you suggest to me? Another option is backup with ASTRO Manager, but as far as I know that only backups my apps but not apps data.

Thanks!
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
ICS is easily rooted once you've updated.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1601038
[Xperia Arc General] Darkfunnyguy:
Hi rec71,

What camera app do you use as I used Camera Zoom FX or Vignette which is way better than the Sony camera app.

Regards,

Darkfunnyguy.
[Xperia Arc General] ^eLipS#:
Does update wipe all data or not? If it doesn't I don't need to backup... The fact that my phone is rooted will not be a problem while updating, right?
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
People that have updated without wiping data have complained of problems. I recommend you wipe/factory reset but it's your call.
[Xperia Arc General] Daniel_.:
Finally got the ICS update with PC Companion. (from the Netherlands).

It's updating to ICS at the moment.
[Xperia Arc General] farzin07:
I think Vpn section in current android(4.0.3) has many problems. I try so much but i cant connect to vpn server with my phone.even when i use proxy Droid not working, this app show connected to the server but no page can be load.
[Xperia Arc General] sblar:
I second that. Instead of wipe, I did a repair through SUS, but I guess it all comes down to the same thing. Anyway, ICS runs a lot smoother after that.
[Xperia Arc General] dule91:
hi everyone

i also update ICS 2 days ago with no factory reset and i found found some problems with wifi like that phone would not update my apps from google play, sometimes won't even go on web...

also touch screen in some games like angry birds just stop working one two times kill app with app killer... then it work normal.

what do you suggest for my problem???

and if it is important phone is not rooted...
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
Go back to Gingerbread. Gaming is totally ruined by this update.
[Xperia Arc General] ^eLipS#:
I honestly hope that the gaming problem will be solved soon... :(
[Xperia Arc General] dule91:
gaming is not that big problem. BIA 2 work fine :D

i read this tread a bit and found out that people who do factory reset before the update that they have no problem...

would it help to do fc and then repair with pc companion???

brate srbendo sjeba nas ovaj update -.-
[Xperia Arc General] Madfysh:
do a repair software with pc companion, root, install titanium backup, remove apps that you don't use, and then you will see ICS speed.

that's up to game creators, they need to update their games, some already done that.

e a kad se vi morate igrati na mobitelu :)

(it's like that when you need to play games on phone :p )
[Xperia Arc General] dule91:
mad i ti si nas xD

mad can u tell me fc then repair i do not wont to root my phone yet warranty problem...

i read that thoses who do fc before upgrade do not have a problem...

can that be solution???
[Xperia Arc General] Madfysh:
if you update trough PCC and it left your old data, I strongly suggest to do a repair of software with PCC.

but I really don't know what you mean by "fc":confused:

and about root, why? if something software kind go wrong, simply reflash, if something hardware kind goes wrong, so wrong that you can't reflash, you think they will know? :)
[Xperia Arc General] dule91:
i miss tipe i ment factory reset fc reset xD

sorry
[Xperia Arc General] Madfysh:
No need for factory reset. After you do repair, PCC will reset it like nobody :D
[Xperia Arc General] ramki888:
when will sony releases official update for sonyericsson xperia arc?

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im using sonyericsson xperia arc,im facing problem with data cable connectivity.

when i connect datacble to the mobile via pc ,the phone just charges the battery,but it doesnot switch to mass storage mode.i have tried all the neecessary settings in the phone to rectify my problem,i even mailed to the sony mobile team,but the solutions given by them didnt worked for me.please help me anybody.....

thanks in advance
[Xperia Arc General] ^eLipS#:
I did factory reset before updating, but I still have some problems. For example, in music player, some songs are doubled, I don't know why... I honestly hope that game creators will soon release updated versions of their games. Day without Temple Run is not a good day :D

Brate srbine, stvarno nas zeznu ovaj update :D
[Xperia Arc General] dule91:
@ramki888

i think that sony ofcial announcemant was that arc (without S), neo, pro, and entire 2011 xperia line that remain will get update in late may early june... maybe i'm wrong, but i thing that this is the information...

now about problems... last night i do factory reset both phone and sd card then repair using PCC...

i used phone little time to say exactly but i think problems are solved...

also i deleted widgets that i use less and now about ram, and flow of the ICS on the phone is better..
[Xperia Arc General] soliu:
Good night.

I'm facing another kind of problem. If I wrote numbers at the very beginning of an SMS, the first and second number dissapear. Example: if I send "12345678 is the number", the received message is "3456789 is the number". I send an SMS to myself, and the error is present. Don't know if in GB I had already this problem...
[Xperia Arc General] ^eLipS#:
I also have a new problem. Some WiFi networks are working on my Arc S, some of them are not. When I go to few coffee bars, it's working, but it's not working with my home WiFi! Sometimes works but it takes 5 minutes for it to load Google! It's driving me crazy! I tested my network and it's working perfectly on my laptop. Any ideas?
[Xperia Arc General] ayman.maestro:
ics still lagy >>>

not fully smooth

need more smoothness
[Xperia Arc General] dule91:
@ayman.maestro

try to delete some widgets that u do not use... they use ram maybe to much consider the fact that u do not use them...

more free ram - smoother ics
[Xperia Arc General] ^eLipS#:
That's true, but I think that Gingerbread was much smoother...
[Xperia Arc General] soliu:
Found another bug. Sometimes the APN list is empty, sometimes it have two entries (one for Internet, one for MMS). I can still use Internet when the list is empty, but it's weird...
[Xperia Arc General] franyo:
Hello! I missed calls notification LED does not work, you know a way to fix it? Thank you!
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
Nearly every picture taken since upgrading is blurred. Any tips?
[Xperia Arc General] dule91:
rec71 try to find image stabilizer maybi is of... if ics have an image stabilizer...
[Xperia Arc General] Darkfunnyguy:
Turn off Windows & Transition Animation Scale will make run much faster.

Hey guys,

Here is a tip, open the settings and go into developers options and scroll down to turn off the Window and Transition Animation Scale.

Now see the different I notice a massive different between ICS and GB, it now runs smoother and faster.

:D:D:D:D:D

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Hey guys,

Here is a tip, open the settings and go into developers options and scroll down to turn off the Window and Transition Animation Scale.

Now see the different I notice a massive different between ICS and GB, it now runs smoother and faster.

:D:D:D:D:D
[Xperia Arc General] lyteo:
It is, its clearly noticable if you compare ICS or GB camera. For Home app, I tried with everything turned off (animation), repairing software after install, disabling apps and uninstalling the ones, that can be uninstalled. It was fast, but simply not as fast as GB. Live Wallpapers are not smooth - which is not something that is needed anyway, but they are fast in GB - so?

Also the battery performace is worse in my opinion. I believe ICS has some really nice features, which I would like to have...but, is it worth it? I mean, smartphone is not just about phonebook, or dropdown menu or stuff.

It is also the camera performance, which is choppy in ICS, no matter what you do. Faster internet in ICS, but it also takes battery faster than GB when using it.

I reverted to GB, .62 firmware. Arc S is running the way it is supposed to run.
[Xperia Arc General] deadman3000:
How do I revert back to GB?
[Xperia Arc General] DanhThanhTam:
Anyone have idea with wifi direct? I found it in Beta rom, but I cannot find in Final rom such as Stock rom or Arconium rom?

Can anybody send me .apk of wifi direct so I will gonna try to put into Final rom, Thanks so much!
[Xperia Arc General] franyo:
You can do it, flashing the 0.62 with flashtool!
[Xperia Arc General] FAdrums:
Well I also flashed ICS Official Nordic whilst the portuguese version is not out. But I still have my stock GB rom back up (Smartest move I made) and I'm just going to wait until the portuguese version is out to see if there's any difference because at the moment my thought about ICS is that ICS it's just looks and no performance and if it is pretty much the same I will go back to GB! ICS faster than GB???...in a few things yes and most of them it is not!

My newbie doubt is: can I instal Xperia S's Home screen and tools on GB?
[Xperia Arc General] romzL:
i currently have a .42 build. when i connect my phone to my PC, the PC companion is telling me that .69 update is available. do i need to update my ARC S to .69 before getting the official ICS?

or

can i just flash my phone (.42) with the nordic ICS without going to .62 first or i really need to flash/update my phone to .62 or 69 before flashing/upgrading to ICS?

btw, my phone is currently rooted but has locked BL. thanks!
[Xperia Arc General] masud7827:
yes, you can :)
[Xperia Arc General] romzL:
thanks! not sure what is the best way to do it but i saw the steps on this link. can you please confirm if these are the correct steps to follow? if not. please direct me to the correct one. :)
[Xperia Arc General] cool_recep:
Guys, which ICS update do you suggest for a user in Turkey?
[Xperia Arc General] DanhThanhTam:
Any ideas?
[Xperia Arc General] franyo:
Look here!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1615641
[Xperia Arc General] sblar:
I am also going to revert to .62 but I wonder how I keep my phone rooted in that case. Since rooting of .62 is not possible, you have to go back to .42, root and then upgrade to .62 via PCC. This is how I did it in the first place to get .62 rooted.

My question is: Can I revert to .42 and then upgrade to .62 now that ICS is officially out. Will PCC let me choose to which version I want to upgrade? :confused:
[Xperia Arc General] franyo:
I think that if you upgrade with PCC you get ICS, but after you can root ICS
[Xperia Arc General] sblar:
Exactly, but I don't want ICS, I want to have my old rooted .62 back, that's the problem.
[Xperia Arc General] franyo:
Perhaps upgrading on OTA? Ics is not available on OTA. I not sure:confused:
[Xperia Arc General] sblar:
Hmm, that could be a way. Thanks for the tip.
[Xperia Arc General] franyo:
Try it! And good luck!!!;)

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Beware if you have unlocked the bootloader, upgrade OTA is dangerous!
[Xperia Arc General] sblar:
My bootloader is locked, but thanks for the warning ;)
[Xperia Arc General] losdrivare:
My new Arc S came with stock ICS 4.0.3 and it seemed speedy and responsive enough so I decided to stick with it.

Now I'm starting to get annoyed about the 5-second delay whenever I start Phone or Contacts, but what REALLY bugs me is that Google downgraded the lockscreen functionality (text output options) so that Lockscreen Calendar doesn't work, and likely never will.

Can't believe there is no more fuss about this, having your appointments show on your lockscreen is the sh*t!
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
I've never seen this feature on the previous Gingerbread releases. It would display notifications (missed calls, SMS, Facebook) which has changed, but calendar appointments ... ?
[Xperia Arc General] franyo:
About the 5-second delay whenever You start Phone, try to delete or deactivate the call log, the opening time is reduced.
[Xperia Arc General] Kriomag:
i could get used and i did after few days to slow launcher and settings menu, call number pad showing after few seconds... i did used to it, but when i tried to record some videos with camera... i flashed instantly to GB and recovered my settings with CWM :P

Its only me who has very glitchy videos? while recording and when playing? it was just too much for me to handle, i tried so hard to stay with ICS......

now i have super smooth GB .62 with DoomKernel .22 @1,4Ghz (i had ICS @1,5Ghz). Launcher is just like rocket super speedy gonzales! really! 60fps, ICS has about 30fps in launcher... sad.
[Xperia Arc General] adishor:
Just updated my Arc S to ICS and the battery goes down real fast, even in gsm network and the wireless drops after a few seconds. I'm begining to get very upset. Is there anyway I can get my old GB back ? I would like the one for my phone, not other versions.
[Xperia Arc General] franyo:
Perhaps one way is to try with WotanServer!
[Xperia Arc General] Kriomag:
this is the way..... if you have money, wotan isnt free anymore :(
[Xperia Arc General] franyo:
I did not know! Before it was free, how much?