yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rujelus22:
That requires adding a bunch of code to systemui.apk it is not something that can easily be added to a ROM
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] meyourchum:
So our wait for the latest Firmware is over and hope that everyone successfully updated to Firmware 6.1.A.2.45.

Don't you friends think that it is the perfect time to write a review of the latest Xperia S ICS Firmware 6.1.A.2.45 ?

What all improvements or bugs that you came across when compared to previous GB / ICS Firmwares.

Lets see ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] realfelix:
i will do this as soon as i got time as its really crap for me ..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Lusterboi:
smooth but quick launch camera bug is still there.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Iglesias21:
Well I updated mine successfully in the UK. my first impressions are as follows. First installed without wiping data and the screen awake bug was there. phone would not sleep. always kept awake with screen turned off. reinstalled software with wiping data and although the issue is still there, its not as bad. Battery life has definitely improved. Handset and user experience is a lot smoother. Quite impressed actually. There is a wifi bug. Connection is fine but signal strength is not there so wifi will disconnect every few minutes. was fine before update. Quick launch button is okay. its a hit and miss affair. works 2 out of 3 times. Widgets load a lot faster. No new apps apart from Wisepilot is now called Wisepilot for Xperia. No other noticeable improvements. Will give it a few days to see if there are any more bugs or if anything else has improved. Really annoyed as I don't understand what is keeping the phone awake. I've done everything to sort this out but clearly its a bug that Sony has not been successful in resolving. This eats up irrelevant battery. Although its not as bad as it was on the previous fw I was on. Any help would be greatly appreciated in rectifying this problem. One more thing, camera focus has improved vastly as has face recognition and auto scene recognition. Focusing is a lot quicker and better
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] meyourchum:
In Depth - Xperia S Firmware 6.1.A.2.45

Got time to fully check this firmware ...

Starting from Startup to Standby ...

I am not a developer or a software expert ...

Still !!!

StartUp time is improved

Quick Network Registration

Internal Storage Preparation The Same

Phone app still lags but Contact app loading Improved

Album app improvements are excellent - Very Very Smooth - Scrolling feels like a Flow - Thumbnail generation also fast

Films app - Very Very Smooth - Scrolling feels like a Flow - FastThumbnail generation - Video loading time Better

Screen Shot key combination (Power + Vol Down) registers fast - so very easy to take a screen shot

Ear piece volume is better

Noise Suppression works better

More To Follow ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nemer12:
how many ram do you have FREE when you start the Smartphone ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dr_athul:
Ok ok ...

I agree with you meyourchum.

StartUp, Phone, Album, Films, Ear Piece Volume but Noise Suppression ???

I tried taking a screenshot but only volume is decreasing while pressing (Power + Vol Down)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] meyourchum:
Free Ram ...

Just After StartUp i could see 350MB free Ram ...

On an average i am getting 300MB Free ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] meyourchum:
ScreenShot ...

Hello friend ...

Dont press one after the other ...

Press (Power + Vol Down) TOGETHER ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 18lama:
Widget setup screen loads faster, almost half the time it took on .452
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dr_athul:
Oh Great ...

Press (Power + Vol Down) TOGETHER
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] huntedsoul12:
Is your ph UK generic? Did u flash it or update via pcc?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Dpk1:
Flashed the .45 cz rom yesterday with complete wipe & factory reset. Everything works smoother/faster on this new firmware wrt previous ICS versions. But my biggest concern i.e quicklaunch bug is still there (although it seems improved than before). Bravia engine still doesn't work for me on any ICS rom. Still checking the battery backup on this one. I wonder why many still face these two issues on ICS (and not on any GB roms) :mad:.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nemer12:
how to install ?? like with flash tool s ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] meyourchum:
Flash Tool ...

Check this forum and you can Flash Firmwares ...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=928343
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] utsav911:
you mean Home launcher supports landscape mode?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ashqmallik:
Anybody got root access to the latest firmware yet?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] PhilAd:
home launcher was also able to be used in landscape mode since GB. Usually this is only possible when connected to HDMI. But I also recognized that it also works without HDMI connected sometimes. Might be a bug that sometimes it is also possible to use it in landscape without hdmi connected.

At the moment i recognize a shorter battery life yesterday. Today it already seems to get better.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] conalt:
yes.. there is a thread in the general section about preserving root. And I think there is a zip Rom in the development section for those with unlocked boot loaders
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zodiac100:
Did you update officially because there's nothing available for me yet through pcc or seus. I'm on generic UK firmware
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] metcard:
I've had the data connection drop out when streaming football with the previous firmware, and it happened a few times per week. It is 100% fixed with the latest update - not a single data connection error since the update.

I use bluetooth for audio streaming a lot and it was horrible with the old firmware, it has been 100% fixed with the latest firmware - I listened to music over bluetooth for 3 hours straight on Sunday without a single hiccup.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Dpk1:
Hmmm.. yeah there are people who have fine working MBE on their XS (ICS 6.1.A.2.45), lucky you all :o! But MBE definitely doesn't work for pics/photos on my XS on any ICS build. I checked it works good for videos though!

Well, i don't think MBE has anything to do with unlocking BL! I had unlocked BL when i bought it, and MBE (also quicklaunch) works fine on any GB rom even with unlocked BL. The issues arise only on ICS roms by sony, even yesterday i flashed GB (.75 build) just to re-check, and found MBE and quicklaunch working perfectly well! Now, back on ICS 6.1.A.2.45 (with relocked BL updated via SUS) and BE + quicklaunch bug still there for me :crying:!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
What firmware version are you using?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] metcard:
6.1.A.2.45 (AU Generic)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SavCom:
That's really good news. On this basis I'll upgrade and see how it goes. A pity Sony support could not be bothered to help.

Thanks for that sir!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tel033:
I just want to know if battery is ok already... And what about radio (fm) ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] LenAsh:
All good
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zhuhang:
Yea, considered all good. I havent found any bugs yet.

Maybe camera sometimes cannot focus well.

And if u get battery problem, its very normal. 1.5GHz, see my signature, i unclocked to 800MHz, so battery is not a problem.

Use other governor, i havent try yet.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] alaa-alwafi:
All goodAll good
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] warface:
I've now started to get the data disconnect problem on mine.

Just drops 3G connection at random. Needs a full reboot to reconnect.

Generic NL 6.1.A.2.45, and Arakmar's Advanced Stock ICS Kernel v15.

It's been fine since it was released, but I DID install a JB ROM at the weekend, and when I put the ICS rom back, I just did a CWM restore.

I might do a FULL wipe and start again at the weekend to see if it clears up.

*and it's just happened again:banghead:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
Try this for data drops...

Disconnect data connection, goto settings, more, mobile networks, network mode and select wcdma.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] warface:
Are you suggesting doing that as standard, or as a fix to reconnect when data DOES drop out?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
Yes... I keep on switch it from wcdma to gsm/wcdma... But prominent use of tower via wcdma will eat battery cruelly!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XperiAngelRB:
Help Xperia S

Can someone tell me why the phone with the new firmware goes slow....At first, i like this new firmware generic 6.1.A.2.45 NL It was very smooth but now it has some lags.....I´ve root the phone and erase trash apps with Titanium Backup......

Respect to the games, sometimes vice city, virtual tennis gets stuck....

Recomendations????
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -Harsh-:
Never had that problem... In fact I under clocked it still smooth as ever :)

Use the thank button, it's there for a reason :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tel033:
Thanks but whats governor? :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
Use some good governor(it's a trial and error approach). Flash any good kernel. My fav is sspeed kernel.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] meyourchum:
No cons or probs till now ...

I never xperienced any lags or crashes ...

I am still on stock ROM ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tel033:
So you recommend me to update? I'm still on gb and I want ti update via pcc and have all stock
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
Yes highly recommend
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrBelter:
You have to say with it enabled it looks terrible, it is massively over saturated and it looks over processed. The whites are also slightly warmer which isn't good, the only thing is has done is made it slightly clearer and it has done that by ramping up the contrast.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jonmorris:
But that's all BE has ever done.. And it's always been purely to 'improve' the image on screen, not to actually do anything to the image when you share it with anyone else, view it on a PC, print it etc.

Many markets prefer overly saturated, high contrast images (that's why many TVs have this horrid 'dynamic' or 'vivid' mode) and for things like gaming or watching a movie, it can be great.. but for normal photos or other things, it's a bit OTT.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrBelter:
I know thats all it has ever done, i was giving my opinion on it and just how ****e it looks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jonmorris:
But did you mean on here or the phone screen?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] meyourchum:
View it in Sony Xperia S Screen dear bro ...

OMG ...

That post was meant to prove that Mobile Bravia Engine works fine after 6.1.A.2.45 Update, Not To Assess Its Saturation / Contrast / White Balance ...

If you want to see how Mobile Bravia Engine works, better check " In a screen which has pixel density more than 340 PPI (Thanks to Sony) " not in any other display panels ...

Or watch this ...

http://youtu.be/sLWSBD77N_o

KEEP IN MIND --- HOW Super AMOLED Looks (TERRIBLE)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dr_athul:
Mobile Bravia Engine ...

HA ha ha ha ...

Well Said Meyourchum ...

You are great ...

How do you know everything ???

Now i know what is Mobile Bravia Engine ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] meyourchum:
Xperia S with Sony Ericsson MW 600 Bluetooth Headset

I used to experience connection problems when using Xperia S with Sony Ericsson MW 600 Bluetooth Headset ...

There was frequent disconnections, headset used to hang a lot, no contact names or song info in display ...

I thought it was some compatibility issues as MW 600 Headset was Old (I got it with Xperia X 10 long back) ...

But after i updated my Xperia S to this latest firmware 6.1.A.2.45 it is fine ...

Now Contact Names & Song Info is coming on MW 600 Headset display ...

No more connection errors or hangs ...

GREAT WORK SONY
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dr_athul:
MW 600 still behaves the same.

My MW 600 still behaves the same :confused:

What to do ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] meyourchum:
MW 600 creating problems ...

First UNPAIR MW 600 from your Xperia S (i guess so) ...

Then RESET MW 600 ...

Then PAIR it again and ...

See it working fine ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dr_athul:
WHAT ! Reset MW 600 ...

I tried UNPAIRING and Reconnecting a lot.

Still nothing good happens.

But how can u reset MW 600 ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] meyourchum:
Resetting Sony Ericsson MW600 Bluetooth headset

Reset the MW600 headset if it behaves unexpectedly ...

Resetting the headset removes all information about paired devices ...

To reset the headset

1 Make sure the headset is turned off.

2 Press and hold down POWER until the pairing indication appears.

3 Simultaneously press and hold down POWER and CALL button until the headset turns off.

OK
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrBelter:
All it does its prove it should be disabled permanently.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] donjamal:
Has anyone had the below issue:

When receiving calls, sometimes - all of a sudden - there's no sound coming out of the ear speaker, u have to plug in and remove the headset to make the phone usable again? Is there any solution for this? My bootloader is not unlockable. Thnx

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] doministry:
It happens when you unplug the headset while answering the call while listening to the music.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
It doesn't show. Idk how he gets it!

Only caller info is available. It's due to Sony's weak integration in Bluetooth technology. However if you connect to Samsung devices, you'll not only get caller, music info but also clock time.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] huntedsoul12:
I dont know about you guys but for me, I dont see/feel any changes in this .45 firmware. For me, sudden disconnect of 3g/Wi-Fi(sometimes), black screen after ending my call, e-mail bug are still there and for info I never had a problem with BE on my phone.

Thank you
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SavCom:
To be fair, I'm not bothered about seeing why the artist or track is as the MW600 sits in my pocket most of the time. I'll just be grateful if the levels are right and the Xperia doesn't skip any more. That was the main reason I want back to Gingerbread.

I can see that this would be useful on my Pioneer head unit in the car, but not over bothered by that.

Sony support were useless and clueless on this too - by changing the software to the. 452 release they claimed they had the right to break the compatibility with older products such as the MW600.....

I'll have to make time to do the upgrade this week I think. Lots more positive feedback from you guys this time round which is great.

Sent from my Xperia using my fat fingers
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] phuongarch:
My MW600 with Xperia S working well on phone call (both caller name and number are visible), but the audio tracks aren't shown when I playing Walkman.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] donjamal:
Yesterday I got a call, answered it normally, I was able to talk. Then a few minutes later I got another, and I had no sound. I haven't used the headset since last Friday until then. I hang up the phone, plugged in the headset and redialed who called me, removed the headset and it was all good then and it is since.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] paschaff:
Perhaps a Problem Wirth the smart connect apk?

I've got the .45 stock Firmware Wirth nova launcher

No problems, much more smoother and faster then without the nova launcher. I'm happy with my Sony device ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] doministry:
I see the problem.

Never had this issues, I don't use smart connect though.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] donjamal:
I use it, used it on the previous ICS build as well, though it was the earlier version of the app. I'll disable it and will see how it goes.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] skip0pot2mus:
Yes the earphone connected problem was present in Liveware over 2 months ago.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] donjamal:
It just got updated with some "fix of volume issues", might be this? Disabling LiveWare/Smart Connect solves the problem then? Thanks!

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] skip0pot2mus:
I haven't disabled liveware manager so I don't know if it cures the "headphones in" problem. I did however downgrade from Smart Connect to Liveware after it made my Walkman app randomly stop playing music [so I had to press play again]
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] benfleet5:
I still havent recieved this update. My mobile carrier is o2 uk. Has anyone from o2 uk recieved this yet?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] warface:
I don't think there's any uk .45 update yet.

I just used the NL version, although I will flash the UK one when its released.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] FrancoBegbie:
No the .45 release has not been released to devices with SI 1257-3114 (UK Generic) Sony have been updating the original ICS forum topic with the SI's that have had .45 release to them
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] FrancoBegbie:
So looking at the Sony page it's can't be long before it's released in the UK as out of the total 157 SI numbers there are only 11 SI numbers left to receive .45 5 are running .453 and 6 are running .454 apparently.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pixy132:
Apparently HK is one of the last areas for update, just receive my firmware yesterday.

Battery life on Stock seem fine.

Fully charged yesterday night and experience about 5% drop overnight (Data off, Alarm on),

then went through the whole day with about 2 hrs of browsing (during lunch and dinner :p) and about 4 hrs of listening to music. 3G signal was weak for a while so I switched to Uni's WiFi, for...about an hour. Apart from that just sitting in my pocket on 3G with occasional SMSs, Whatsapp Messages and Facebook notification. Manage to pull off 19+ hrs with that. I think it was slightly better than the last FW, but only by a hair...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ryknex:
Battery Back-Up

This Is My Last Battery Back-Up...Do You Guys Think This Is OK!!??:confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vayavalla:
Do you use a cover with your Xperia S? I used one, and the headphones jack doesn't fit well with it. It was enough with a little movement to stop the music.

Maybe this happens also to you. ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] skip0pot2mus:
Hi, no, no cover that covers by the jack socket.

It was a bug for sure, because if I pressed the power button, the music control on the lockscreen sometimes weren't there [as if the app wasn't running, but if definitively was] and other times it would display the pause symbol [as if to say it was playing] and the buttons were unresponsive.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ryknex:
---------- Post added at 05:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:00 PM ----------

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I Didn't Get That?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] oxycash:
Finally upgraded today. My instant opinion is the phone lags, I mean the launcher no more runs smooth. Music improved IMHO. how to take a screenshot btw?

sent from INDIA with love <3
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] oxycash:
Okay found the screenshot

Is that okay with the search widget? Felt something wrong with graphics. I mean I am not able to see the text box :-/

Btw how do I sort icons in the launcher? When I use OWN ORDER mode and delete an app, the space is not occupied by other app.

sent from INDIA with love
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
Once you click on it, you will be taken to this Now you have your text box...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 18lama:
Must be you, phone is as smooth as possible here.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] intelduo:
Hi, I have a problem with my Xperia S. Sometimes when i press power buttom to wake it screen goes completely purple/pink. When i turn off screen and press power key again everything is fine. It happened 4 times in the last 4 days. I have 6.1.A.2.45. version and I updated phone to this version the moment I bought it so I cant tell if this was happening on Gingerbread.

Does anyone else have this issue and is it hardware or software related?

Thanks! :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] doministry:
Never happened here.

In general besides those bugs mentioned earlier the phone is super stable

And quite smooth.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dogefresh55:
Screen shot is taken by holding the power button and the volume down together.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Lucio25m:
Hi guys,

Is wifi direct include in this last update?

Thanks in advance

Verstuurd van mijn LT26i met Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
Yes.... But in KA13 rom!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrBelter:
WTF is the UK generic Sony?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] oxycash:
Looks like battery improved too. Stable sofar.

sent from INDIA with love <3
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
What actually is my fw?

.58 or .45?

See screen shot....

Thanks for answering.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] warface:
. 45
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Static-Noise:
You seem to be on .58 mate.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
Pretty confused! Btw, I flashed fw .45 cz(downloaded it from a link) version using flashtool.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] donjamal:
it's like you forgot to flash baseband maybe or bootloader, or something :) it's like only the actual android filesystem (the files you can browse with root explorer for instance) has been changed but nothing more... try to reflash it with flashtool.

i checked mine and it's .45 both
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
Flashed twice!

I'm on Xperia sspeed kernel.

Also check this out... From "about phone"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tel033:
Is there really a. 50 update?? I mean one after. 45
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Sirence:
Yes, but does anyone have a changelog?

Gesendet von meinem LT26i
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ambetdelarosa:
Bravia engine

to all users having ISSUES WITH MBE click this link and help me make Sony do their job in fixing it! and if someone has the .50FW update, can you guys please confirm if MBE is working with that update?

I have Acro S and MBE is not working out of the box!

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/52579?tstart=0
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Sirence:
What is mbe?

Gesendet von meinem LT26i
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] skip0pot2mus:
Bravia Engine.

Mine seems to work...well, at least a picture of some oranges is more orangy...is that it working?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SavCom:
Well, I took the plunge at the weekend and can confirm that Bluetooth streaming is certainly much better - over two hours streaming in the car and a further two hours at home through the headset. Not a single glitch, not even waking the phone up or switching between apps.

Other good points:

Battery life seems better

Memory stats seem good

Stability certainly OK

But:

Phone UI seems laggy and hesitant

Camera is almost totally non-functional from sleep when using the fast-response button

Proximity sensor issue is already annoying me. How the h*ll are you supposed to wake the phone up when you take it away from your ear????

And Sony Support? If you're reading this, why did you bother to tell me the pack of lies regarding the issues I raised? Useless.

Sent from my Transformer using fat fingers
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Crocodile1973:
don't think it matters if there is a .50 update or a .500 update. UK Generic doesn't get them.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] benfleet5:
On o2 I still dont even have .45 yet let alone .50!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SavCom:
I went back to Gingerbread and from that I was offered .45.

Let me review what I did tonight and I'll get back to you with which version I went back to.

Sent from my Transformer using my fat fingers
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Kiefels:
don't think it matters if there is a .50 update or a .500 update. UK Generic doesn't get them.

I'm afraid i have to agree here.

Still waiting for a fix for my seriously reduced wifi range since the original ICS update that i got ( UK generic 6.1.A.0.453)

No update been available to me since that.