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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tel033:
Do you referd to quicklaunch? Or you mean picture quality?

Anything about battery life?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lusterboi:
i'm on gingerbread now on my xperia S, should i update it to the ICS? what are the ups and downs ? major ones that will impact daily use.

thank you
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Felimenta97:
Another thing: Anyone checked if Bravia is working now?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ShoeVan:
How do you check if the Bravia engine is working?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Felimenta97:
Tunr it on. Open the Gallery. Pay attention to quality. Go back, turn off, check Gallery again. see if you notice any difference.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
So far I don't really see any improvement over previous ICS.

UI stutters, apps crash occasionally.

I would say - SONY YOU SUCK ASS.

Seriously, I love the phone and ICS itself is a nice OS,

but I expect much more from this company!

They had so much time to work on this!

They person who is in charge of their SF department is a complete bull****.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] warface:
I get none of the problems you're describing, Doministry.

My UI is smooth, haven't had an app crash yet, and the phone SEEMS faster and more responsive.

Sent from my LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lusterboi:
just updated. very smooth UI. I have both the arc S and the xperia S now and the last ICS really did it for both devices. they are both very attractive and functional devices now. cheers sony !
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] harixperia:
Available ih Bosnia
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doclloyd:
Don't forget to give it a little time after flashing since the OS is rebuilding cache, etc. Especially first few minutes it's crazy busy doing stuff in the background. First 5-6 minutes was maxing out the CPU for me (based on CPU Spy).

I'll wait to determine benefits of this firmware until I can use it for a while, as I just flashed in 15 minutes ago.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lusterboi:
any idea on how to fix the camera quick launch button? sometimes it doesnt work, while on GB it worked all the time.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
Don't think so really as some things run well.

But I'll look into it further.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Felimenta97:
The phone is buttery smooth. With almost all (if not all) my apps already installed.

Sent from my LT26i with Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] amfirbek92:
I approve this with a big battery life improvemet:D -11% with 9hrs 25mins and wifi on all the time..THX a lot Sony this is really a stable update I was hoping..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rhogz:
This rom is the fastest and smoothest released by Sony! thank you Sony! Sony is getting ready for the JB update and the Xperia Nexus! Proud user of Sony!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mharckk:
tol (bro), can u upload the ftf file, cause i dont want to relock my bootloader (kinda lazy,hehehe..)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zangetsu2188:
Darn.

1. Music player on lockscreen is still the same. The Gingerbread version is better. This one feels so bare.

2. Still, you cannot click the Artist or the Album name in the Now Playing. And the font stays white. It is no longer dependent with the current theme.

3. In the dialer, when you are calling or talking to someone, the contact name font color is white. Why did they remove the theme dependency? Hmm.

4. Quick launch bug is still present. I hard pressed but nothing happened. This is occasional, not a persistent one.

I thought they will put those back to its latest ICS update.

Why did they strip those nifty features? Updates are suppose to be incremental. New apps additions to their ICS are nice but I cannot see the reason why did they remove the features/UI features from gingerbread.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
Screen redraw issue still present.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nuts70:
Ppl when i saw ur comments yesterday i figure it out that i must use SUS & it's done no prob but i lost root on phone any way it's much much better with everything thumb up for Sony

I don't know if i didn't noticed b4 or it's new with this update the dock color change with theme same color too

Sent from my LT26i using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] metcard:
wakelock bug is worse than before.

Phone stays awake even with WiFi enabled. I lost about 5% in 2 hours doing absolutely nothing (WiFi off).

wtf Sony.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] a4rocks:
Do a clean wipe. A lot of people do not have this problem and have rather experienced improvements in performance if nothing more
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] donjamal:
i have no sound during calls only via head set or speaker. they can't hear me and i can't hear anything, not a single white noise... :S wtf?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] harixperia:
For me is all ok
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] s-X-s:
On my SXS , i still get 'Stay awake' on after reboot or charging... so check in developer option , its on n remember to turn off... its keeping some google appz on always.. on .453 it was google+. n on this currents ( only installed ones).. Disappears after reboot... but stay awake on.. loose battery quickly..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] donjamal:
i fixed it... i plugged in the head set and then called myself from my company mobile, answered the call with head set, then removed the head set and it's working :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
The same bug on previous FW.

Sony sucks ass.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Felimenta97:
Wake lock is worse that before:

Except for that, really good update.

Sent from my LT26i with Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] del1701:
The wakelock is worse if your using juice defender ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Felimenta97:
Will see what I get later.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] HooLIMAN87:
I'm currently in Sweden, i have acces to mac but i have no update on my phone. Phone is bought in Sweden. I don't have linux or windows (my pc is in my homeland) so i can't flash this software with flashtool, someone else from Sweden have no update?

Sent from my LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rhogz:
What version of Sony Bridge for Mac do you have?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] HooLIMAN87:
3.0, tried to update Bridge but it said that it's latest version.

Sent from my LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rhogz:
Is your bootloader unlocked?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] HooLIMAN87:
Nope, even with unlocked bootloader i wouldn't be able to flash fw. And with unlocked bootloader you can't update officially, but i didn't even get a notification that there is update.

Sent from my LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rhogz:
I think there's something weir in Sony Bridge for Mac. It says that I have an update even though I flashed .45 fw. is you're phone rooted? there's a flashable .45 fw with root http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1857736&page=2. But if you're not rooted, install windows via basecamp on your mac. Download the necessary drivers. and install flashtool. That's the best way to flash firmwares even on locked booloader.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ryknex:
And what about the radio issue, in the previous version the radio sound and connection quality decreased like hell...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lusterboi:
Nobody else is experiencing the quick launch camera bug? I updated from GB to the newest version, and even repaired through PC companionship but the camera quick launch bug is still there. If I do it continiously, it'll work all the time. But give it a few minutes in between and the success rate is sometimes 20-40%. Any help in this?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] adsada arc:
I have it, it was much worse in the first version of ICS, but is still there. But now it seems to do it after the phone is left to go into deepsleep and requires two presses before it finally works.

Seeing as there is a divide between people on hear who have the issue, those who don't and those who have it sometime the only thing I can think of is it depends on the regional firmware you've got.

So try flashing a firmware from a different country and see if that makes any difference.

Can't say for certain tho
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lusterboi:
what's the version of GB that sony shipped the xperia S with? I want to flash back to it but dont know where it is. can anybody link me the thread with which version to download?

Thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Felimenta97:
Some were shipped with .67, other with .73
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] richteralan:
Flashed Generic NL without wipe. Fast capture works perfectly.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dannclose:
Anyone got a FTF for the 1257-3114?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lusterboi:
Just flashed the Generic NL and fast capture bug still persists. Worked fine for the first 15 minutes and after, it failed about 50% of the time. I guess it's time to flash back to GB.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bates060:
Just had a thought...

With our devices going to the AOSP in the update does it change the bootloader?

can someone try $ fastboot oem unlock for me... Dont have access to my computer.

Many thanks

Bates060
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] w. junior:
My TrackID is not working.

Appears a message saying it has an update and opens the Play Store, but has no update.

Someone with this same problem?

I'm using Advanced Stock Kernel.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] metcard:
Yep. phone just refuses to sleep now.

4% drain in 26 minutes with the screen off doing nothing. Android system it's killing my battery.

Before the update Android system would barely register (WiFi on) now it's using up over 50% of my battery. well done Sony.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Dpk1:
I have the quicklaunch bug too on all ICS roms till date (but on no GB rom)! Bravia engine too not working for me. Apart from these two i face no other issues with the latest update.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] PhilAd:
maybe an app which is disturbing this feature? i'd try to kill all active apps and try again. i have never had any problems with camera quick launch.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
That's right, in my case identical.

I am so fu..ng annoyed by this.

They are not able to roll out a good software, dumbasses.

My Xperia also drains the battery quick as hell.

What a failure!!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] adsada arc:
This is weird, yesterday I actually felt the battery had improved but this morning I woke to find the battery had drained to 50% with android system accounting for 70% of the usage... screen was only like 10% for ffs this is crazy.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
Exactly.

BUT I just made an experiment.

I changed my Developer settings to 2 Processes allowed in the background

(I don't know how it's written there in English)

Instead of default one (allowing apparently many more).

So far the Android system dropped from 56% to 8%.....
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] conalt:
that may indeed help. Though it may also sacrifice multi tasking a bit. For me battery life seems the same. Though the deep sleep bug is still present unless WiFi is enabled.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] metcard:
Doing this pretty much destroys multitasking though.

I might give the phone a week to see if it 'settles', if it doesn't I'll give this suggestion a go.

The update overall seems pretty good and battery life with actual usage seems better than the previous firmware, but standby time has taken a battering. :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
That is right indeed, and actually the Android system came back to it's high percentage, so I came back to default setting.

Standby times are just scandallic, maybe with the real usage it's better.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 18lama:
Phone sleeping peacefully after flashing generic NL 2.45 stock rom with juice defender
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] geceseytani:
I think you have to re-lock the bootloader before using PC Companion/Sony Update Service.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Felimenta97:
My battery isn't so good. The phone is awake almost all the time. Didn't even touched the phone.

Sent from my LT26i with Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] wzearsdcx:
It's bigger problem. Temporary (I hope) TrackID doesn't work as service. It isn't only android issue, my old SE W995 can't use that too.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
But isn't it logical? I mean when you don't use the screen it cannot have more percentage of usage right?

I mean the whole usage must lock in 100%...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] adsada arc:
not really, because its such a large difference between the two and it should be a ratio of the two; if the phone is probably in deep sleep then it would show a far smaller % for the android system. Likewise if the screen accounted for a large % then the android system would also be higher.

So yes the screen can't be more than the android system if the phone is sleeping as the screen is off, but the difference should be less than what it is.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] metcard:
Unless you have 100 apps with push notifications running or updating every minute, Android system should never exceed over 10%.

Here's an Xperia Play after 2 days/almost 3 days.

Android System has 12 minutes of keep awake time and thats with 3 applications using push notifications and weather updating every hour.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] amfirbek92:
No man..focus a little ;) this percentage shows how much is the screen consumption from the whole consumption..ex u can see ur batt was 100% now it's 80% so the consumption was 20% now u see screen is lets say 45% this percentage is a part of the 20% it is high when u dont use ur cell why?cz all other services and hardware wont use a big amount of energie(little percentages)..it's just the screen who did this with these few minutes u used ur phone..is it ok?;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] w. junior:
Thank you.

I tested now and is working again.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
Ok I compared batt stats screens, previously Cell Standby was the main power consumption.

Now Android is...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tel033:
Have you tried reboot again after flashing?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
Good question - no, I didn't.

I'll do it now.

As for this FW, it is faster and smoother than before.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zangetsu2188:
Wake lock bug still present :mad:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
As well as the screen stays black after I finish the call sometimes,

proximity sensor doesn't work properly.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zangetsu2188:
So many issues with this update. I skipped the .452 update and when I saw this latest ICS update, I updated it right away. :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] -Harsh-:
Guys is it released for UK yet ?? I don't get any update notifications.. It still says phone is up to date !! :silly:

P.S : After reading the mixed issues, i have already lost the charm :D

I seriously wanted Sony guys to fix the wakelock bug.. Our device would have an fantastic battery if this is fixed !! :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] richkez:
after mine updated so did the play store i liked the look of the new version buts back to the same old looking one today
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] -PiLoT-:
i hope you realise exactly how much of a wanker you look whining about this so much
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tel033:
I'm sorry but I guest that the best they can do I'm on. 75 gb and my wake graphic looks just like yours or worst
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
Slept bad?

---

The phone is crazy regarding battery/sleep/activity.

When I rebooted the phone it was just perfect and took 2% in the night.

Than I had a full day with the phone with very reasonable battery life.

Than went to sleep and put the phone to flight mode.

It ate 15% in 7 hours, showing full blue line of activity.

This is crazy, at the same time I saw Facebook beeing the main batt eater,

and Android system only at 15% or so.

I have no idea what it is but it sucks.

Of course Facebook app was Off, just left as a process. Sync is off.

So it means the system runs something..

Randomly.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] -PiLoT-:
yeah, way to prove me wrong
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
My quick report after few days:

1. It is snappier than previous ICS

2. More RAM available

3. This night the batt usage was great, just few % over 8hrs, the usage through the whole day is reasonable too in this regard

4. Still some little bugs like black screen after finishing conversation
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] amfirbek92:
Without checking I think there's a big caching update beside the ramdisk.. cz my phone usage now after 120hrs uptime on this .45 is really much smoother than it was on the .58
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] presta87:
After some days with the phone updated I can say that the battery life has been reduced. Do you think the same?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doministry:
Initially it was bad, but now after some days the phone settled and now the batt usage is stellar...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] -Harsh-:
Finally flashed .45 CZ and i have to say i am impressed after a days use:cyclops:.. Phone goes to deep sleep easily, after a days use, in battery - android is at 7%, not at all bad, using just 13 mins in 5 hrs !! Earlier it would have been around 3 hr +

Also fell in love with the backup & restore in-built app.. Works like a charm. Tooks few seconds to restore, and all my apps and data, contacts and messages with last saved games came back in just minutes !!:angel:

This is the kinda ICS this phone deserves, still need to clear some bugs, also cant say much of a difference with the bravia engine on/off, but its worth the update..

P.S : Did a clean install.. Wiped out everything and after that, did a hard reset.. Now on to rooting ;) M loving it :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nepythys:
I suppose it's that many people are downloading it or something similar

I live in Greece btw but the phone has been imported from Germany.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bates060:
I wonder what the bug fixes are? Sony haven't updated any of their information regarding the update (No surprise Sony)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] immmi:
Yeah thats what i thought but is there a way to lock the bootloader? I cant seem to find any yet. or is there any other way to update??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] iruganisan:
server down... can someboady upload the .tft file
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
Should be pretty much according to the time they needed to release this.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] KlemenKosir:
There you go.

EDIT: As far as I know, when you'll unlock it again, all the data will be wiped (except SD card). Please, correct me, if I'm wrong, I never had to relock it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] peerpower:
Totaly same in here, pc companion downloaded the update but when it starts it say, no available update and when i connect my phone back, it says again update available :/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Daniel_GB:
cant you make a ftf file from the downloaded files?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gm007:
maybe you guys should try SUS.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bates060:
I have sent Sony an email in an attempt for them to recognize the problem and rectify it.

Guess we just have to hang in there as always with Sony
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] immmi:
Yes that's correct. Going to lock it and will update later.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] peerpower:
Well tell me how to make it :)) i'll try
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] iruganisan:
SEUS cant detect the update only PC companion....
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Daniel_GB:
if you are talking about ftf making:

http://mytechencounters.wordpress.c...eate-an-ftf-file-of-your-xperia-ics-firmware/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] peerpower:
ok i'll try today :)) now have to leave the office!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cognosco:
I just made an ftf. Going to flash now using flashtool.

I unchecked 'wipe data'. Will all my data/settings stay on the device now?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] del1701:
Yep ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jedskie:
Will you be kind enough to share the ftf if all good? Thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cognosco:
Thanks! Going to update and test.

If all works good I will upload the .ftf file ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mobfigurz:
I too am getting the "Update Available" message in PC Companion, have initiated an update, currently downloading, we shall see if it progresses beyond the point you guys have reached. I am in the UK.

But one odd thing, I am on .452, but PC Companion is telling me I am on .58.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
Uploading the FTF atm ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Daniel_GB:
im on .58 & PCC doesn't show any update message!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Soheil_rf:
Please zip or rar it
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
well.. nvm i've created the ftf out of the blob_fs folder but when flashing it stays the same firmware as before :eek: :eek: :eek:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] chefnoob:
Thanks for that! Will wait for here (relentlessly) for your link. :p
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nickbk:
What the hell :confused: :confused::confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
that's what i'm asking myself tbh.. the FTF is 620mb in size so that can't be wrong o_O

I'll try my best at fixing it, i'll let you guys know!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cognosco:
Strange. Mine is updating now with my .ftf. The filesize is 643 MB.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] PhilAd:
Update available in Germany, but PC Companion gives me Error 1100 while preparing. Via Browser Update it still says .452 is newest. I have to try it again later when I'm home.

The Size of FTF can vary ... It depends on carrier and country. Included Software may differ.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Daniel_GB:
well the only reasonable conclusion is: :D

there is something extremely wrong with PCC!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
that's what i think ..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mobfigurz:
I hit the same snag as the rest of you, tells me there no update for my phone once the download completes and the phone is waiting to be updated.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Erachter:
Different country... different apps... different size...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nickbk:
PCC has an issue in the moment as I can see. It crashes all the time, I installed it 2 times now. It doesn't let me to restore my backup data and it has some other minor bugs :confused: But the question is if PCC isn't working, why does the SUS say the same thing:confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
It seems the problem is really with PCC, i've just let it try to update again and re-create a FTF but still the problem persists...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cognosco:
Very strange: just did an update with my own created .ftf, but the phone is still on the .58 firmware.

It looks like PC Companion downloaded another firmware instead of the 6.1.A.2.45 one.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
Same here hahah :D Sony has managed to even screw up their update program lol :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ben36:
Please upload it somewhere good. Lol.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ahmedoxo:
just wait until someone got something real ,, then try to update better I think !!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Erachter:
At least we know that sony is preparing an update :D

.45 fw isn't on ptcrb
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] denaz:
Update available in Italy too. But i don't bother to try it, i have unlocked the bootloader
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
Isn't it nice to know that the update is ready for download but then not functioning? :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] immmi:
It's out in Oman also. Same issue, after reboot does not recognise.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] PhilAd:
maybe they really did a mistake ...

as i know it is unusual, that so many countrys receive an update at the same time ... additional to that no pcbr entry and no availability via browser update.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nickbk:
haha :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] adsada arc:
I would be careful with this guys... I just tried it again for like the 5th time, and this time after I unplugged my phone it wouldn't switch on for ages, the led just flashed...kinda shat myself, got it to work though.

Get it sorted sony!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cognosco:
Haha :D They screwed up the update process completely!