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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] donjamal:
so anyone has the CE firmware?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
I think it's not normal to have 96 Mb of RAM left, it is? Elixir, Toggles on Status bar, illumination bar app, antivirus and some other things on background. Didn't wiped on update.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ergo14:
Another BUG, HDMI response slowdown is not fixed in ICS - and cant be fixed via service menu like in GB

This bug: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1551776
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mano1982:
Can we try 32/48 in ICS safely? :p
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gm007:
Try 32/128 or 64/128
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] necrohiero:
I got the update today...

Where is the wi-fi direct function??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jonmorris:
Okay.. bored with ICS now. When will we be getting Android 4.1 Jelly Bean? :)

(The Nexus and Xoom will be getting it mid-July by the way)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] adiktz:
Please upload the firmware...!!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] myzest:
Indian XPS ICS generic .ftf firmware download link-

https://hotfile.com/dl/161389551/00b7231/LT26i_6.1.A.0.452_India.rar.html
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sonic_boom:
You just have to tap no WIFI in settings ;-) not on the button!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] giandrea:
Updated to ICS. The new OS is fantastic, works much better. It is very smooth and I love the screen rotation, it reminds me iOS.

Btw I find that the facebook app is almost unusable. It switched to the old layout (pre-timeline) and it consumes 30% CPU even when in background. It's a pity because it's the app I use the most...

For the rest I love ICS on My Xperia S! :D

Update: This is a screenshot of how I see my fb stream. Old style indeed. http: //imgur.com/SMTwg
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] LaughinGoh:
hey! did you use PCC or SUS? I'm gonna upgrade today but don't want to encounter the problem where people are saying PCC does not work and gets an error half way through.

Cheers!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gm007:
Pcc is safer cause it download the firmware first then it tells you to turn off the phone and plug it in flash mode.

So if the download stopped no harm will get your phone.

In the other hand,seus will tell you to keep the phone in flash mode till the download finish and maybe the battery drained.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] maxboy:
ICS roll out for you already? In Toronto? Mine is 1257-6704.....

And I read this

xperiablog.net/2012/06/27/sony-mobile-acknowledges-xperia-s-ics-update-issue/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 18lama:
Did the update via PCC. Took about 20 minutes to download and apply the update.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] LaughinGoh:
Mine XS is from Hong Kong. I didn't buy it with Rogers. So I checked I can update through PCC but just scared there will be an error from previous reviews. I'll update today!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
Mine was so lagging on phone app and Go SMS specially after go into setting then came back to phone app"icon" took several minutes before dial show up. Friend kept asking how come yours so slow :(

My phone was a generic france 1257-3120 flashing with CH with full wipe. Maybe when release ICS for 3120 will will redo.. hope to fix the problem.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bill1clinton:
Anyone know what the differences are between the different regional versions? If so, have anyone encountered a version that have less of the issues that have been discovered so far?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf313:
i don't think there are differences in issues betweens the regional firmwares, they just got different additional apps...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nemer12:
I have a question, hope I'll recive an answer.

Why the Nordic TFT has 350 mb? and the CH has 600 ??~~
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kaapo76:
How i can make ftf file from my original GB in case i want go back after ICS update? I have unlocked bootloadet if its matters.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sfkaudi:
Nordic ncb 1257-6919 ics have 601MB
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf313:
are you sure that the nordic one is already extracted and is a *.ftf file instead of rar/zip/tar/etc ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sfkaudi:
100% sure. In my firmware folder of flashtool it says 601MB ftf
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sfkaudi:
And the big man said '' see and you shall find''
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] naughtb4:
Wakelock/Media Server and Android system appear to be eating my battery with ICS.

Anyone else have this issue?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dhilluk:
I am experiencing this issue too.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf313:
but i refered to the post of "nemer12", not yours ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sfkaudi:
ooops sorry
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] naughtb4:
Any fix on the way as far as you have heard?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dhilluk:
No, but I plan to go back to GB .75 tonight. I think I will wait until ICS is satisfactory, Sony are being too sloppy for my liking.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sonic_boom:
I have the same . 4 hours usage at work ( from 100% to 38%) , brightness set to minimum. I haven't play any game, just web browsing ... I have only 8-9 app installed. I used to be very heavy android user. Gaming, pictures, videos, web browsing, YouTube at work;-) but now I try use my phone only for basic usage and battery is still going down very fast.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] adiktz:
The media volume resets to 50% after device reboot...!!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf313:
check with the app cpu spy if your device is going to deep sleep if unused
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sonic_boom:
Make any sense for you buddy
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] intellix:
Calls with no answer option

After officially updating to ICS (Official firmware through SUS - unlocked Geneic Singapore ROM - No Root), I am facing 2 problems which is annoying me the most:

Don't know if any one else noticed OR reported this.

1) I find the phone ringing at times. However, can't see a call answer function even though I unlock the screen. The phone rings for sometime and then stops. No call logs are present as well. I do not know whether someone really called me and the phone did not show it up OR it is just a bug where the ring tone starts ringing and then stops automatically after some time. This is happening very sporadically (Has happened 2 times in last 3 days). Has any one noticed this on their phones??

2) The calender widget is showing incorrect dates. e.g. One of my friend's birthday was on 28th June. However, in the calender widget it is being displayed as 27th June. I changed the settings to ensure local date and time, but it still shows the incorrect date on the phone. My Asus TF300 tab with ICS shows the correct date of 28th June on the calender widget. So, this is a definite problem with implementation.

I hope sony fixes this issue OR someone from XDA can help out
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] doclloyd:
Has anyone downloaded any new ICS ROM's from the last couple days after Sony said they were rectifying the issues with downloading via PCC or SUS? They seemed to hint at other issues outside of just accessing the update. I'm wondering if it's going to fix the WiFi signal strength issue among other items mentioned on this forum.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jackmax32:
ICS is such a let down...

-Music shutter

-Camera focus is still bad

-Occasional UI lag

-UI does not respond for some seconds sometimes

- Games lag... In GB FIFA 12 is butter smooth but lags on ICS

- Screenshot is gone

GB by Sony was rock solid but ICS is a whole different story..

Waiting for further updates from Sony..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] K900i:
Screenshot- power+volume down.

donno abt game lag, only problem in ics for face is ultra -fast baterry drainage and ui lag
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dhilluk:
Having noticed a sudden 20% decrease in battery on ICS when I got home from work (after 20 minutes travel time and 15 minutes in a supermarket) I have now returned to using GB.

Update: GB just as bad so far!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] donjamal:
still no root for locked bootloader? :S eek, that hurts my feelings :D

how about CE version of ICS? i got the stupid data network drop issue again, never happened on GB... thinking about going back to .75, never had any issues on that firmware version though i'll miss the new features. can't decide what to do :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rkanwar:
Thats my dilemma lol. I got ics on my arc s and I love it. GB is nice and stable on this device and smooth. Between GB and ICS I cant decide. Originally I was excited about the ics update coming. But now im contemplating with everyone having these issues. Though when I receive the update on o2 uk I will update and test for a week then ill decide :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jackmax32:
Thanks for the screenshot tip :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thatrandomasianguy:
Testing out the multiple settings in developer options. I noticed forcing GPU rendering reduced a great deal of lag.

Does anyone know how or why this works?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jonmorris:
The screenshot tip applies to all ICS devices too by the way.

Out of interest, why is ICS different in the home screen set up on the Xperia S to all the 2011 models that have been given 4.0.4 too?

On the Xperia S you must now pull down the notification bar to get the settings icon (same as an HTC, Samsung) and the rather odd way of selecting the quite easy to miss icons that come up at the top to change a wallpaper or add a widget.

However, on my updated arc, the menu button still pops up the old system which - in my opinion - is easier. Who cares if it's not quite what Google wants in its guidelines? On devices with large screens (such as the One X or GS3 in particular) it's annoying to have to go into settings via the notification bar pull-down.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sandtang:
Got it in singapore and no issues so far, except battery drain seems faster. Some errors in PCC so I waited til the day after release to update, to avoid probable server overload. I updated phone as-is.

Guys, remember to reboot the phone 1 more time after the update. Another thing is the first time I quickstarted the camera it gave me error about memory. I unlocked and tapped on camera to allow it to make the necessary software connections in the background then no issues after that. New OS just needs some time to set itself up on the phone.

I like the update and would say it was pretty flawless considering entire OS was update 'in-place'. Best thing is no more 2nd unlock after pattern unlock.

Cheers
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zanndoth:
Anyone have issue playing video on the new ICS? Video playback on my ICS freezes every few secs even though the audio is smooth. Tried different players and format.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Normal here
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zanndoth:
i finally found out why my video playback is lagging. It's using hardware decoder. Problem solved when forcing it to use software decoder instead.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Strange, as I use hardware decoder most of the time...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wello168:
speaking about video, i just notice that i can't read .rmvb files anymore....

and could some one please teach me how to disable some app on booting?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf313:
hmm, looks like anything is preventing the mobile to go to deep sleep mode....

there were some threads about the power saving app which is doing that but i donno where to look at to proof that, like a log app or something...

anyone any idea ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jatt101:
For people who are suffering from bad battery life, please format your sd card befor eyou flash the firmware, and do a factory reset erasing the sd card again once your done flashing, it worked for me, battery life lasts me like 18 hours with heavy usage, but one thing i noticed is, when my phone goes to deep sleep, android system uses more battery, shouldnt it be cell standy?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf313:
i don't think it's necessary to erase the data on the sd card again after flashing.

i did: format internal storage/sc card -> flashing -> factory reset -> don't touch any backup so installed apps fresh from market

afterwards did not notice any battery drain.

are you sure your phone goes into deep sleep ?

---------- Post added at 09:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:59 AM ----------

where can i see that this app is always restarting ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] del1701:
Look into your running apps and you will see if the power saver app is trying to restart, it always had on my phone so I have uninstalled it on mine running gb
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf313:
thx ! saw the stated app restarting... but don't suffer from battery drain... let's see, i stopped the app....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] donjamal:
still no central european? :O
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Maxesz:
That would be useful for me, too. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] donjamal:
i bet it would :)

még jó :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
Anyone got the generic firmware for France 1257-3120? Released 6/27

Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fNOOB:
Why would you say that the SD card has an affect on battery drain?

Also, if I copied everything on my SD card onto my computer, then formatted, flashed and then copied it back onto the SD card, would I be alright?

Battery drain is killing me.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sfkaudi:
si numbers

still nothing for scandinavia:silly:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] subben2003:
Nordic combined?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sfkaudi:
my thughts!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sixdaysandy:
I don't think you need to format the sdcard, just delete everything that is android OS related, otherwise you'll have application files from the GB version that could potentially cause wake lock/lack of deep sleep issues.

I deleted everything other than my music, videos, and pictures off the SDCard before installing.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] BoSib:
Not quite true.. Look @ my sig!

(Sweden´s still part of Scandinavia innit? :D )
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] decentgi:
that sucks looks like i dont have the update
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nemer12:
can someone please tell me how can I delete the Lightwire and Power Saver apps ?? They are always on an I don't want them ! :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] subben2003:
could you make a ftf upload?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] newalopez:
same here, that app 'restarting', so it's broken then, why can't we freeze it? (maybe with titanium :D)...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] del1701:
The thing is you could uninstall it in gb but not now :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Deniz.S:
3 UK have released their ics update. Can anyone on 3 check?

Sent from my idontunderstandwhyyouneedtoknowwhereisentthisfrom
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf313:
what you could try is a fresh start. so, save everything from your sd card, format it and perform a factory reset. afterwards dont install any app or restore any files (besides music or videos). configure your mobile so far, wait some hours and see how your battery is doing. if thats much better, try to install app for app fresh from the market.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nemer12:
my ICS lagged alot don't know why!!

I've used SEUS TO REPAIR..and now it's VERY VERY FAST AND CLEAN! I recomend the same for those who have problems.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] LaughinGoh:
By repairing, do you lose all your pictures, sms, music, contacts?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] donjamal:
I think the internal storage remains untouched while u loose contacts and messages.

Tapatalk 2-vel küldve az én LT26i-ről
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] k_myk:
I hate those updates :( I lived better life when I didn't know that update is rolling out:( Now my SI is listed for 4 days and I am still unable to connect to server and/or update because my phone is, as it turns out, 'up to date':(

Did Sony have same problems with earlier ICS roll outs or our 'flag ship' is just s*it out of luck? :(

I'm not complaining:) Some GNex owners are in worse situation:P
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] brunoerre:
Just updated. Gotta say: I'm in Love again and now completely satisfied for being able to use Chrome and Nova Launcher :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] megazd:
sony xperia s is my first android and I'm not shure that this is going to be easy...:rolleyes:

bought it 15 days ago and i'm still learning how to use it...

after symbian nad wp7 this is something completely different ...:)

but, after reading these 95 pages!!!:eek:... I'm still not shure that I wan't ICS on my device... (my IS number is not present on the list yet)... but anyway

i can't get this right... we all have the same device but not all devices working equally?

i understand that there is a firmware differences but the experience should bee the same? or not?

still, the GB works OK for now and I would like ICS to work at least as good as GB...

so I'll wait for official update over pcc and try to learn somethin here...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] BoSib:
I flashed this https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByrrmqPijqISenZtQXM4b19mV0k/edit?pli=1# and updated thru SEUS

Dunno how to extract a working system..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shoz_on4u:
RAM usage

Hi,

I'm really concerned about my RAM usage some one told me that ICS has better memory management than GB and hence will enhance the battery life of SXS with ICS but the RAM left with me is only 172 MB :( Xperia Home in cached process itself takes 57 Mb facebook takes 50Mb what is wrong with ICS. Also to let you know i have no HD games installed yet and the music app stutters and i have a feeling its because of this RAM issue. Also please let me know if there is any news for update.

Thanks and regards

:)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] w0ndersp00n:
A lot of people are b*tching about ICS's memory usage. Memory usage is NOT a bad thing. You probably should Google about how ICS manages memory compared to GB, before you wine about "just" xxxMB of free memory. Free memory is WASTED memory.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrBelter:
How do you work that out? OK ICS may use RAM in a different way but it cannot predict what program you are going to open next. In the unlikely event the next app you open requires more RAM than ICS can release then you are stuffed.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] w0ndersp00n:
http://developer.sonymobile.com/wp/...ical-differences-between-gingerbread-and-ics/

"Processes that are closed will obviously have to be restarted when the user enters the app again, which takes time and slows the system down. For example, when running a heavy game that uses all available RAM, the activity manager will be forced to kill all processes running in the background. This might include vital functions like the dialler and even the Home screen application. When you exit your game, there is a risk that the phone is perceived as slow, since the Home screen app will have to be restarted, just like every other activity you access afterwards."
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrBelter:
My point isnt that it uses more or less, my point is that you saying free RAM is wasted RAM when it clearly isnt. Regardless of how much the system uses you wouldn't want zero RAM.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] w0ndersp00n:
Then again... on Android you never have actual "free" RAM. Simple as that. Even thought it reports "free" RAM, it is still occupied with old activities, in case you might launch those again (that's why it would be useless to remove those from memory immediately). But the cached activities will be the first to get killed when the memory is needed.

Point is: I don't understand why everybody is worrying about free RAM, because you've never actually had unused RAM on Android...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Pankaj_png:
Those who are suffering with Lag and re-draw issue request you to check this worked for me.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1742029
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] necrohiero:
It just sshows me the Wi-Fi networks! Not the Wi-Fi direct like the one in Samsung phones..

Or it is shown differently? Can u send me a snapshot or something??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] doministry:
Sorry but it's not really all the truth.

Free RAM is actually ready to be used by upcoming apps/processes.

That is why X S on GB runs smoothly everything you want with always 350MB free

When Se Arc - otherwise great phone - couldn't handle bigger apps without resetting the homescreen.

So after every heavy browsing the phone would redraw the homescreen what was really annoying and long.

Just because Arc has about 150MB free RAM.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nemer12:
after I use Google Chrome for some time and I ho to home screen, it stays " blank " for 3-5 seconds..and then it appears..do you have the same problem ?!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gamesky:
after read the posts, and I tried myself, just upgraded to ics, official via sony update service..wiped before upgrade, and wiped after upgrade...

I noticed there's frame rate drops in playing games, and also when watching videos...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gabri109:
anyone else here experiencing extremely poor battery life (6-8 hrs) and painfully long charging times after update (8-10 hrs)?

I think I'll ask Sony for a replacement unit despite of a legal action. I'm tired of all this bugs and yellow tints.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] iwabernethy:
Only 2 and a quarter hours until I get ICS, can hardly wait!

... unless Sony are going to fail to deliver their Q2 as advertised...:rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] k_myk:
They started roll out in Q2 so they probably feel ok about update:P Now you and me both will wait for some time until our SI's will be accepted by their servers...

EDIT: About those RAM problems: I think that this issue is real because I had the same problems on Galaxy Nexus. There is something wrong with memory management in ICS. After some time of browsing launcher was just kicked out and redraw its self. So it's not entirely Sony's fault but rather Google's.

EDIT2: Sony must be the first Android OEM who provides updates faster updates for carrier branded phones than region Generic o.O
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] W0D1N:
Hi peeps,

I flashed to the (CH) ICS using flash tool on my Xperia S, now all works great and have no problems relating to ram or performance (maybe its some apps that couses problems? couse i don't have that many on it yet :)

But after a day or two i recon the voice search app is not available in tha app list... Is this becouse the swiss localization (CH)? Because i knew i could use it before i flashed from GB with my original dutch localization. Or is this some kind of bug? Also when i check Google Play it say's its installed... But just can't find it in the app list.

I searched forum for it but could not find anything yet related to this.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jampochi:
i was about to tell everyone how i was having issues with WALKMAN, but when i tried opening the program one last time just a few seconds ago, it suddenly worked flawlessly.

One quick question though, why is Playstation Store still not available yet (on some phones/countries)? :|
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] crimilde:
I don't have it in the app drawer either, but it's there in the Google search widget.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 18lama:
not 100% sure but could be due to some copyright/DRM thing.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] LitoNi:
For people who are experiencing lags and problems with ICS, I advise you to repair (reinstall) ICS through SEUS (SUS) again.

I read alot here and at Sony support, reinstalling does help, and Id just did it and everything runs smooth, havent notice any bugs at the moment.

and also do a full wipe of internal. Do a back up but not through PCC or whatever. Open the internal storage and make a copy of the important files to your computer then paste it back after you do a full wipe and install the applications.

just a suggestion, it worked for me.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] W0D1N:
Ah yes, it works like that indeed. I wonder if this is normal in ICS? Wich i would think is kinda weird to not have it in the app drawer seperatly...

Can someone confirm if this is normal? or is it a bug in ICS?