An update on our Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 rollout for 2011 Xperia™ smartphones
Hello everyone – a quick update,
The Sony software upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for our 2011 Xperia smartphones; Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and Xperia ray is progressing as planned and we are continuing the rollout across markets globally.
You can see the released software kits* (customized specific to your operator and handset) on our support community; http://talk.sonymobile.com – please continue to check in if your kit is not yet listed, as it will be updated when new kits become available.
In order to upgrade your 2011 Xperia smartphone you will need to connect to a PC or Mac – please visit http://www.sonymobile.com/update and follow the instructions.
Again, thanks for all your questions, comments and Android 4.0 Xperia reviews – these are all incredibly useful to us, in terms of using your feedback to improve the experience we provide for you – please keep them coming and we will continue to address as many as possible.
Ant.
*The availability and scheduling of this software upgrade and specific models upgradeable to Android 4.0 will vary by market and carrier requirements
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Thanks for the update!
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By vikas kumar
Hi guys
I need your help. I hav neo v and just update it to ics
But the contact or call log lagging about 5-10 second
That’s bothering me
2nd bookmark widget also not working well. Means if u lock and then unloak
Ur phone and click on bookmark it won’t open until u hopd the
Click to active resize widget. After that u can use bookmark to next lock n unlock.
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By sk nawaz
Im also facing the same problem…if you get any solution please share with me …
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By Jonathan Gooch
Hello I recently upgraded on an arc s and everything became slow and unresponsive so I saw online that turning off your phone and turning it back on every day helps the phones memory. Works well so far.
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By Kumar Vikram
Its really helpful update , better browsing experience and touch interface bcum more responsive , for all ppl who are having performance issues like slowing down so its quite obvious for ICS as we can c that Xperia 2011 series are not having dual core processors so we hav to compromise wid that.. All in all its nice effort frm sony technical team.. Would also request you ppl to keep us updated ab the troubleshooting for ICS!!
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Hi Guys,
please help..
Recently i updated my NEO V to ice-cream-sandwich-android-4-0, Mobile become damn slow and no applications will wrk fine, showing like not responding…….
I felt like like Ginger bread is far far better than ICS….
Please let me know any solution for this, or anyone felt the same….
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By Manjot Singh Bassan
If Update is laggy then reinstall ICS using repair phone option in pc companiion(at software update),User data at phone will be lost but phone will not be laggy…enjoy…!!!!! Verified on neo v and Arc S…!!!
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After update to ICS, my Eperia Mini was eaten up my batteri twice as fast.
Then I ran a repair from PC-Companion, an seems to have got a clean install.
I strongly recommend a repair..
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By anthony
Hey Vikas, On,
Thanks for your comments.
Please visit our support community http://talk.sonymobile.com/community/support – our team of Sony representatives and community moderators will be able to help you with specific issues.
I’ll let them know you’re coming
Ant.
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By vikas kumar
Hi Anthony
I am going to ur given link
But I couldn’t login there . I have tried many time but login/register hyperlink
Not working there for me
Guide me. What to do
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By anvit singh
Hi Vikas,
I agree with you that there is some lag in switching between the apps. However that has been mentioned in the disclosure for upgrade by Sony as we have low RAM in Neo V. So we can’t complaint about that.
However I personally believe that contact UI was better before now the pop up bar for a contact is much broader, it seems awkward. The shortcut size has been reduced, however they still take the same space on the home screen panel. There is some compatibility issue as well with apps, some widgets (media) are taking double space of their size, clock widget does not open up at the touch, the facebook calender does not sync up.
However I think this should be notified to app developers not Sony.For the goods of ICS on Neo V, I have experienced:
1. Better battery life.
2. Less heating while playing games for long time.
3. Much more customizable options in settings.I think we should give some more time for app developers and Sony to make our experience better.
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By vikas kumar
Yah you are absolutely right about battery life
And it took much more time to recharge in gb then ics
And it will gives you best performance with easy battery saver app
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By Sanjeev Sonthalia
Kudos for the smooth and hasselfree update. I updated my NEO V and all my settings were restored. The display looks fantastic and the small delay in opening contacts/apps is not too much of a bother, however, I miss my favourite contacts widget from GB – where is it gone and please do bring it back
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Neo V and Nexus S have same config… ICS works flawlessly on Nexus S.. Sony should improve and enhance ICS experience on 2011 xperia lineup… But a job well done by giving us ICS.. Thanks SONY
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By Naveen Kumar
I lately upgraded my Neo V to Android 4.0 and it has just created problems nothing else. Although the interface is quite good, the Contacts & Call log takes some time to open. Moreover, since last 4 days, I haven’t been able to access Wi-Fi, as it keeps connecting and disconnecting.
Any suggestion, especially for Wi-Fi.
Sony, do you have anything o say?
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some things that i don’t like about the new ICS on my Xperia ray
1.there is no notifications visible on the lock screen (like on the Gingerbread) only on the notification bar
2.there is no Google Instant Upload
3.sometimes the applications take more than 2 seconds to open, thing that I didn’t saw on the Gingerbread
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By Alvin Sebastian
Please,please and please don’t forget your first flagship,Xperia Arc,it’s need update before second batch coz its ur flagship afterall,flagship phone user should get the update before ur middle end phone!!
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By James Stones
I agree! Why should ray and neo v get update first? Ray is not as good as arc. I know ray is newer than arc but live walkman is newer than ray so your rollout doesnt make sense!
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By culoraio
In this video are the features for the ICS, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw3ZbsOi4PQ&feature=player_embedded
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By Mici Hirsh
Please somebody tell me an exact date of release of ICS to ARC
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The following phones will receive the update•Xperia™ arc
•Xperia™ arc S
•Xperia™ PLAY
•Xperia™ neo and neo V
•Xperia™ mini and mini pro
•Xperia™ pro
•Xperia™ active
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By Kapil Juwantha
I have (Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman). How long will it take to get update for my device?
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By Luke Thomas
HI, any news on when ICS will be ready for the Experia S?
Many thanks
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By luis Rodríguez
cuando sera el ics en mexico para arc s
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By Bilex Tan
ARC S (1253-9717)
ICS is running good and smooth on my phone,……..
but my phone wi-fi can be connected to some wifi modem and some cannot be connected….
is that anyproblem on my ICS?
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My update gets stuck and computer hangs when i connect my phone via USB while pressing back key Along in my XPERIA ARC S…Pls Help!
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By Marcelo Zeballos
I have the same problem with my arc s
Also, my data connection doesnt work, and it isnt a network error
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By Jojo Sempio
anthony:
ditto here.
when my neo v was gingerbread, the wifi hotspot could connect 2 laptops and one celfone with no probs. when i upgraded to ics, only one pc could connect reliably. what gives?
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By Nizar Faizul
Updated my Xperia Ray to ICS, at first, everything would not work properly. Apps would not run, phone is very laggy. But I did a factory reset and erase my memory card. After doing that, my phone runs smoothly and nicely. But there is one issue, somehow my wifi range is a little bit worse than when it was on Gingerbread. All in all, I’m quite pleased with this update. Thanks Sony for keeping your promise
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By Kumar Vikram
Yes , having same issue wid wifi , seems its error with ICS update. Looking for official help on this.
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By Efren G Tan
how and where can i update my arc to ics already try the sony site
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By Bilex Tan
You can try check with this webside is your phone si number inside the list first and follow the step.
http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/35144
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By Ej Samson
PLEASE ENABLE TUN ON ST18i TO BE ABLE TO USE OPENVPN I TRIED IT BUT MY PHONE RESTART AUTOMATICALLY AND I JUST FIND OUT THAT THE TUNNELING IS DISABLED IN THE KERNEL
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When approximately will be the Russian version Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 on Live with Walkman ™???
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please i need your guys help.
my phone is arc s and i find the SI number in list…and it says the update is there…when i connect my phone to the computer it says update available…when i click on update…my phone just shut down…then after few secs it tells me there’s no update to your phone yet…please i really wish to update to ICS.
best regards.matt muhammed
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By Alan Lewis
download the “update service” from the sony mobile support pages – then you switch your phone OFF and perform the update through that mechanism.
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i did it that way…when i connected my phone it says your phone up to date…by the way….the SI number on my phone behind the battery does not match with SI number in the service info in my phone…any idea?
regards.
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By DHANUSH T NAIR
thank you….update is nice
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what about for Xperia X10.??????
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By Alan Lewis
Hahahahahaha….. That’s funny.
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By 王翔
X10′s RAM is too low for upgrading to Android 4.0
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By Martyn Hollinshead
The van has arrived in the UK. Awesome update, thanks Sony.
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sa ben android 4.0 xperia neo v yükledim sonra telefonun açma tuşuna bastım telefona sony yazısı geldi sonra telefon açılmadı
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By MAHMUD SAMİ SÜTCÜ
yanlış rom yuklemısın
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By Shaik Ilyas
Thanks Sony, I am happy with ICS and satisfied though there is some lag specifically with Dailer, it takes much time to open. Hope Sony will bring performance improvement in the next update after the NXT series ICS update to 2011 xperia lineup.
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By Phil Mburu
Yes, im experiencing the same problem. its irritating as thats the main function of the phone. it should not lag when using the dialer or contact application. please Sony do something about this
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By luis Rodríguez
no puede ser alguien que viva en mexico me podria decir como actualizar mi arc s lo compre a inicios de este año y no lo e podido actualizar o no daben cuando estara lisyo?????
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By Dan Porch
So still nothing about the flagship Xperia S?
Pull your finger out, the XS should have come with ICS standard, and the hardware has double the capacity of the 2011 phones yet no one mentions anything about it? -
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[...] Sony took some time today to update the community on the progress of Ice Cream Sandwich rollouts. Sony originally promised that all devices released in 2011 would receive the upgrade (and all devices in 2012 naturally will, as well). Rollouts are still going on over in the nordic countries, and Sony say they continue to work with carriers to get the upgrade out to all of their phones in the various regions and on the various carriers they’re currently available. Wipe that sweat off your forehead, folks, and sit tight. [Sony Mobile Blog] [...]
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[...] Sony took some time today to update the community on the progress of Ice Cream Sandwich rollouts. Sony originally promised that all devices released in 2011 would receive the upgrade (and all devices in 2012 naturally will, as well). Rollouts are still going on over in the nordic countries, and Sony say they continue to work with carriers to get the upgrade out to all of their phones in the various regions and on the various carriers they’re currently available. Wipe that sweat off your forehead, folks, and sit tight. [Sony Mobile Blog] [...]
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By haris skoupas
The new UI, the ICS is fantastic! I just installed it into my arc s and I’ve already loved it!
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By Bilal Marti
1254-2340??
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para cuando ics para experia s??????
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ics para experia s
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By Anonymous
Hello Anthony,
First of all thanks for the wonderful update and congratulations.
Few things i would like to share with sony:
1. We cannot uninstall Appextra from the phone at all and should have that option
2. Phone dialer is laggy it takes almost 3-5 sec to open the dialer plz fix that
3. really time to update the kernel to 3.0 as i have ssen the ICS running on kernel 3.0 with same hardware specification as Xperia 2011 portfolio has and the phone runs better than it is currently running on 2.6.32.9-pref version
4. Wifi Direct option is missing as its a feature of ICS 4.0.X fix that in next update so that we get that option as well
5. please provide us option to move some of the internal app to sd card as it will save more space on phone memory.
6. when tried to update the inbuilt application such as liveware manger Error Unable to do that it says “An existing package by the same name with a conflicting signature is already installed.
7. Google talk application sometimes says we are offline even though we are not.
8.live wallpaper gets force close all of a sudden many times.
9.screen shot option is complicated and should be in the same way as it was in GB
10.photos when viewed from xperia gallery should provide more detail info for the photos and videos as it shows in galary app.
11. A normal sound recorder application should be their to record voices or conversation
12. A file manger application should be their.Please take it as a valid feedback and response to this will be really appreciated.
Regards.
