xperia s new firmware - Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go

Anybody knows whether or not there is a global update scheduled soon for xperia s? Im currently on build .452 stock ics.. And im sick of the bugs.
Fm radio doesnt work properly, the sound is deep and connection keep fluctuating.
Loud speaker on voice calls is very low. You cant hear unless you put the phone in front of your face.
Media server keeps draining battery along with android system. Uses almost half of the battery on stand by.
These are the main bugs i encountered and i do not think its the cause of a faulty device as these bugs has been reported numerous times already.
Im in the philippines and the update service on my pc says i have the latest software. So anybody knows whether sony is even working on an update or are they too busy releasing a sack of phones that people cant even keep up with anymore.

Yes, a firmware update is in testing now.

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Old 2.1 leak vs new 2.1 leak

[flameproof suit]
Hey guys, been away a couple weeks due to my mother having some health issues. Oh what a difference a couple weeks makes around here. So I see there's a second 2.1 leak out now. I scanned MOST of the thread titles (at least the first 6 pages) and opened a few of the threads looking for info on the new one. From what I found, it looks like the main difference is fixing of the issue with google requiring login over and over. Is there more to it than that? I installed the first leak on my wife's Eris and it's been working well, but I've been (not so) patiently waiting for the "official" OTA for my own Eris. Starting to feel like it's never going to happen and wondering if I should just go ahead and leak on mine!
And while (if?) I've got your attention, my wife has had one complaint about her phone since I installed the 2.1 that I've not seen mentioned elswhere. Now mind you, gadgets are NOT my wife's forte`, and I'm definitely not ruling out operator error. However, she 'says' that her phone keeps somehow ending up on "silent mode" and she has no idea how. Again, knowing my wife, it could easily be her doing, but just wondering if anyone else has experienced this with first leak 2.1?? [/flameproof suit]
TIA,
i have installed the 1st Leak on my Girlfriends phone, and no she doesn't have this problem, shes actually very happy with it and says its very fast and the battery now last her long unlike before!
Dangerous Dave said:
[flameproof suit]
Hey guys, been away a couple weeks due to my mother having some health issues. Oh what a difference a couple weeks makes around here. So I see there's a second 2.1 leak out now. I scanned MOST of the thread titles (at least the first 6 pages) and opened a few of the threads looking for info on the new one. From what I found, it looks like the main difference is fixing of the issue with google requiring login over and over. Is there more to it than that? I installed the first leak on my wife's Eris and it's been working well, but I've been (not so) patiently waiting for the "official" OTA for my own Eris. Starting to feel like it's never going to happen and wondering if I should just go ahead and leak on mine!
And while (if?) I've got your attention, my wife has had one complaint about her phone since I installed the 2.1 that I've not seen mentioned elswhere. Now mind you, gadgets are NOT my wife's forte`, and I'm definitely not ruling out operator error. However, she 'says' that her phone keeps somehow ending up on "silent mode" and she has no idea how. Again, knowing my wife, it could easily be her doing, but just wondering if anyone else has experienced this with first leak 2.1?? [/flameproof suit]
TIA,
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From scanning one of the threads over at Android forums, it seems like the only major difference with the new leak is, as you said, that the google login bug is now fixed. Some people did report one more bar of reception in certain areas where it had previously been lower; however, I don't believe that anybody reported the "time without a signal" bug being fixed, so it could be that the software was re-calibrated to report more bars even though the actual signal strength was the same. If you've already updated to the first leaked 2.1, I personally wouldn't bother flashing the new leak...too much work to back-up and restore apps, contacts, etc. for little improvement.
As for your wife, it's quite probable that she's accidentally hitting the volume down button on the side of the device (maybe from pressure in her purse or pocket) until it goes into silent mode. Nobody's reported that as a bug that I know of, and I haven't experienced it personally (on first leaked 2.1), so I think you're correct in assuming it's user error.
Hope that helps.
Hey Dave, new to the forums here, but I'll throw in my 2 cents.
On my last Eris, I installed the very first 2.1 leak (which I'm assuming is the one your wife has) and I found that the bug on mine was that the volume was set to the max for ringtones, notifications, alarm, etc.. But when I would receive a notification it wouldnt play. I'm guessing maybe that's what she is experiencing. I understand you said it was actually going into silent mode, but the problem she is telling you could be this.
I've also noticed a couple of other differences but I just Installed it yesterday. The download more Htc widgets now works(no big deal there) I am pretty sure I have noticed a change or 2 in settings also. I'll post again if I notice anything else.
ericFuels999 said:
From scanning one of the threads over at Android forums, it seems like the only major difference with the new leak is, as you said, that the google login bug is now fixed. Some people did report one more bar of reception in certain areas where it had previously been lower; however, I don't believe that anybody reported the "time without a signal" bug being fixed, so it could be that the software was re-calibrated to report more bars even though the actual signal strength was the same. If you've already updated to the first leaked 2.1, I personally wouldn't bother flashing the new leak...too much work to back-up and restore apps, contacts, etc. for little improvement.
As for your wife, it's quite probable that she's accidentally hitting the volume down button on the side of the device (maybe from pressure in her purse or pocket) until it goes into silent mode. Nobody's reported that as a bug that I know of, and I haven't experienced it personally (on first leaked 2.1), so I think you're correct in assuming it's user error.
Hope that helps.
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Yeah, my wife is so bad with gadgets I don't even like to let her set the alarm clock. Thanks for the reply though. I did mention to her that she should make sure she's not accidentally hitting the volume down button.
On my last Eris, I installed the very first 2.1 leak (which I'm assuming is the one your wife has) and I found that the bug on mine was that the volume was set to the max for ringtones, notifications, alarm, etc.. But when I would receive a notification it wouldnt play. I'm guessing maybe that's what she is experiencing. I understand you said it was actually going into silent mode, but the problem she is telling you could be this.
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It's not notification sounds that are the problem, it's the ringer. I call her, but she says she never heard it ring. Eventually she sees the "orb" glowing and checks notifications to see she missed a call, then checks to once again find it in "silent mode". Really annoying for me. I pay good money for her to have a cell phone and I can never reach her when I need to. Then again, it was that way before she got her Eris. Again...gadgets..............................
And BTW, I think notification sounds are controlled by "media volume", not "ringer volume", but I could be mistaken.
On the new 2.1 leak here.
1. Google Voice app still not routing calls through the GV #. I have to use the older app version (0.2) which doesn't have voicemail integration native or synchronized inbox.
2. HTC get more widgets does not work. I get an error message saying, "Unable to download widgets. Tap to try again."
3. I have noticed improved battery life. On the previous leak, if I forgot to charge it around 9pm it would quickly die. But I was able to leave it unplugged all night and still have a little juice in the morning.
regis_star said:
On the new 2.1 leak here.
1. Google Voice app still not routing calls through the GV #. I have to use the older app version (0.2) which doesn't have voicemail integration native or synchronized inbox.
2. HTC get more widgets does not work. I get an error message saying, "Unable to download widgets. Tap to try again."
3. I have noticed improved battery life. On the previous leak, if I forgot to charge it around 9pm it would quickly die. But I was able to leave it unplugged all night and still have a little juice in the morning.
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HTC 2.1 Release Candidate (AKA OTA) Leak Rom
1) I agree latest GV not working , using 0.2.0 seems fine
2) I am able to get more widgets to work : shows six (6) more widgets Battery, daily chalange etc
3) Still testing , not sure if battery has improved for me.
4) still no pictures in Gmail ( shows ? )
Happened to me
There's a setting under Sound & Display that says "Quiet ring on pickup"...check to see if that is active. It happened to me where I was keeping my phone in my purse, and anytime someone would call me, because i would be carrying my purse, the motion would silence the ring, and I wouldn't know that anyone called. That's certainly a possibility.
Does anyone kno of a ROM that has the new version of the 2.1 leak that will work on the g1?

[Fix] Audio Fix for Droid Eris

Hey everyone. im from the Hero CDMA forum. i have made audio fix patches for the hero that fixed the audio loss for 2.1 roms.
I recently ended development for the audio fixes because the issue began to rise in people with stock heros. but with that aside, i will create a fix for eris users if enough of you have the problem. i believe i have seen 7-8 people with it. anyways leave a comment telling me you have the issue, when it happened, what roms cause it, and what your software builds are, and what roms dont cause the issue. thanks for the cooperation and i hope i can help
Hey Avalaunchmods!
Thanks for the help with this! I am running the Aloysius (Coincidentally a Hero port):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663893
Audio usually cuts out for me when I am receiving a notification. It will kind of stutter/jitter and then continue to play.
one of my custom ringtones cut out on an incoming call once, but only once. so it may have only been a fluke. hadnt happened before or after.
ivans .8
alexhendershott said:
Hey Avalaunchmods!
Thanks for the help with this! I am running the Aloysius (Coincidentally a Hero port):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663893
Audio usually cuts out for me when I am receiving a notification. It will kind of stutter/jitter and then continue to play.
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I get the same using VanillaDroid ROM.
Thanks for the help!
I have had this problem pop up intermittently, but with increasing regularity (up to 2-3 times daily at its worst). The sound profile and volumes remain unchanged, but sometimes for no apparent reason, all audio drops. If I get a call, there is no ringer. If I get a notification, there is no audible alert. If I place/answer a call, the earpiece/speakerphone are silent, and the other party doesn't hear me. The rest of the phone's functions still work, and vibrate still works, but there is no audio from any apps or OS functions until I reboot the phone.
As for particular triggers, I haven't found any yet. I had been running ivan's 0.8t2, but have downgraded to his older 0.5.4 to see if the problem is fixed. So far it hasn't popped up, but it's only been a few days.
Thanks again for your willingness to help. I'll be sure to let you know if I see the problem resurface.
I know the fix is only possible in rooted phones, but I wanted to chime in and let you know that a lot of people on 2.1 leak v2 non-rooted are having this issue, so you can see some of the symptom reports in these threads on androidforums:
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-...en-phone-goes-silent-multiple-times-week.html
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/57804-calling-problems.html
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I know the fix is only possible in rooted phones, but I wanted to chime in and let you know that a lot of people on 2.1 leak v2 non-rooted are having this issue, so you can see some of the symptom reports in these threads on androidforums:
androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/66298-phone-useless-when-phone-goes-silent-multiple-times-week.html
androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/57804-calling-problems.html
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I have a non-rooted phone and I have the same issues...
If by audio problems, you mean no sound via ringtones, notification or voice over the ear piece, then I have experienced it with Ivan's 08T2. I've had it happen about three times. I did a reboot and it corrected it.
another Aloysius user here, and yep, audio problems out the wazoo. good thing I text mostly.
alright this got moved to general?
i though this would fit in development haha.
anyways ill get on a fix i believe. ill put it somewhere. not dev..
I've had audio issues, but the only thing that seems to cause it for me us getting a force close on any program that is currently playing audio, such as a music player or (worse) an alarm clock.
I've never had audio just randomly cut out on me, but it definitely all stops working after such a force close
I'm having the same audio issues. I'm currently on VanillaDroid v1.0. I experienced the issue on the eris21official-root ROM as well. It usually happens after I use the camera to snap a few pictures. If I don't use the camera, it is pretty stable. Let me know if you need any further information.
Avalaunchmods said:
alright this got moved to general?
i though this would fit in development haha.
anyways ill get on a fix i believe. ill put it somewhere. not dev..
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Thanks ..... I don't think I have had these problems (but maybe I have and just didn't realize it) but its nice nowing there is a fix out there and people like you are out there using your time to create fixes
I i use it ..... i will "buy your time back"
Avalaunchmods said:
Hey everyone. im from the Hero CDMA forum. i have made audio fix patches for the hero that fixed the audio loss for 2.1 roms.
I recently ended development for the audio fixes because the issue began to rise in people with stock heros. but with that aside, i will create a fix for eris users if enough of you have the problem. i believe i have seen 7-8 people with it. anyways leave a comment telling me you have the issue, when it happened, what roms cause it, and what your software builds are, and what roms dont cause the issue. thanks for the cooperation and i hope i can help
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Avalaunchmods,
Since the Droid Eris kernel code was made available from HTC, have you been able to make any further progress fixing the audio loss bug for the Eris and Hero?
Right now the only solution we know of is to replace the phone. (Those of us who have gotten warranty replacements have not had the problem resurface.)
But even if the problem is related to certain hardware, it seems like there might be a way to fix the kernel's *reaction* to the problem, so that the phone doesn't become unusable.
Having the problem too.
Happened on Evil Eris and Ivans.
Any update on this? I am having the same issue on both CyanogenEris v1.1 and ELB-Cyanogen.
i am having this issue as well, running Ivans Eris_Official 1.0 Alpha. Experienced this issue on the 0.82t also. No audio from the phone's earpiece (speakerphone wont work either) when a call comes in, or if i try to call them back. have to reset the phone and then it works. I'm running setcpu at 710 now, but i wasn't on 0.82t so probably not the culprit.
My software version stats, in case it matters -
Firmware - 2.1
Baseband - 2.42.00.04.12
Kernel - 2.6.29oc [email protected]#26
Build # - 2.36.605.1 CL1165907 release-keys
Software - 2.36.605.1
PRI - 2.11_002
PRL - 51739
Eri - 5
*double post oops*
hi..i'm havin this issue too!
I'm on a froyo rom now. I was on an xtr rom when I noticed this problem. Tried to flash a new rom to get rid of it and it's still there. I can use the phone for a few hours and then the only way i can answer calls is through speakerphone.
Model Number-FroyoEris
Android Version-2.2
Baseband-2.42.00.04.12
Kernel - 2.6.29 [email protected]#3
build number-kaosfroyo v13
HEEELLLLPPPP!!!!
Audio Problem
I've had this problem every since the 2.1 update. My wife and I both had it (we both have a Eris) on unrooted phones. I rooted to ErisLightning and still had it, switched to Tainted Vanilla, and now I'm on Lightning Bolt. My wife is on Droid Does Pink and we've had the problem with every single rom. Sometimes when we receive or make calls, the phone will go completely mute. We can't hear the other person and they can't hear us. We can't hear a ring tone if calling someone either.
I use Google Voice and I sometimes get ghost voicemails. It will save the entire length of the voicemail, but it will be completely mute. Even if I restart and re-open GV it's still mute.
For now, we're just rebooting whenever we have this problem. Seems to be the only way to get audio back.

Bluetooth music issues

Hi everyone, this is my first post here. great site. phone is Sony Xperia S with stock ICS with 4.0.4
i have issues with bluetooth music keeps skipping at random and whenever i interact with the device with WALKMAN. i never had this problem when i had GB on the phone.
I installed poweramp and increased the audio buffer to 750ms and enable wakelock option in poweramp and bluetooth music skips less than the WALKMAN but it stil skips. i am wondering if less free ram or high cpu usage can cause this. i got nothing installed on the phone except poweramp. i formatted the sdcard a few times and reinstalled ICS using SEUS. but the issues remained.
i have a SE mw600 and a sony dr-bt50 headphones. they worked fine with my old iphone which i already sold. lol
i have no problems with the bundled earphone except that i barely hear music when am in a bus.
is the bluetooth headsets incompatible with sony xperia s or it something else. can someone guide me here.
It's a bluetooth issue i think , I've tried loads of different ways to fix it and it still happens! Its soo annoying! Is your phone rooted?
Ben36 said:
It's a bluetooth issue i think , I've tried loads of different ways to fix it and it still happens! Its soo annoying! Is your phone rooted?
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No the phone is not rooted. But am considering. so there is no current solution for that? hmm. i really liked the phone. i use ubuntu and arch linux at home and i cant even get access to the sdcard of the phone after ICS upgrade . i had issues transferring files when phone had GB but i could transfer some files but not anymore. i really like the phone but i think SONY messed with the phone. i sold my iPhone because i could not use it directly with linux and thought buying and android phone will give me this feature. The android system is awesome. i am will wait for a solution from sony or anyone, if i cant get it working then am going to sell the xperia s and never buying a sony phone. am going with nexus.
i think when the phone was on GB i did not have this issue on the bluetooth music. so mayB its ICS and it can be solved. can someone confirm this if i downgrade to GB, will this solve the bluetooth issue. Thanks
thanks for your reply Ben
There is apparently another update from Sony due so fingers crossed they'll sort it
Same issue here, getting annoying now too. Mine often pauses or skips when playing from my car stereo on the BT. Hoping that there is an update pushed out soon to fix.
if you are rooted, and have int.d support on your kernel you can flash the xperia fidelity audio optimization zip. It really helped for me, the audio still skips sometimes on bluetooth but not like every 20 secs without it. you can find it in the themes and apps section. apparently it incorporates some kernel, governor, and i/o scheduler optimizations for low-latency playback
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There is apparently another update from Sony due so fingers crossed they'll sort it
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Ok. thanks Ben, i will wait for the update. if the update does not solve this issue, then going with galaxy nexus
You can always go back to GB. Thats the decision I made. You dont realise just how solid the phone is, until it isn't.
I dont know if you use NFC, but is is much better on GB compared to ICS. Using smart tags to connect to a BT device only worked about 10% of the time for me under ICS, 100% under GB.
Fingers crossed for an ICS update that is actually tested.
--Phil
I have a Sony smart headset pro and use it over bluetooth with ICS. I very rarely have skipping problems. I run Mooded ICS, xperia Sspeed kernel V2 and have changed Dalvik VM to 128. Everyonce in a while it will very very slightly hiccup but nothing that produced a large problem. Hopes this helps.

Xperia Go Bugs in official Rom

Hey all,
I recently bought an Xperia Go and updated it to the latest FW
and now a couple of bugs present themselves.
the goal of this thread is to list them and/or list solutions
* laggy launcher
* a lot of widgets aren't supported or simply don't work
* no notification bar settings at all
* Wifi issue's ( more Xperia phones have this, reported to have something to do with the Wpa_supplicant )
(all my keyboard issues where solved by installing JB keyboard)
For the people who still have problems with the laggyness of the phone:
try Munjeni's Kernel and Pimp My Rom (use the different android_upgrade package and only the volume buttons NOT the screen! )
An update from sony has been reported
Proof
hopefully this wil resolve some issues
to be continued
My bugs:
* WalkMate doesn't count steps or count it incorrectly; allways below 50 steps (even when Extended battery is off)
* Camera viewer quality is bad on 5 mpx resolution (when I take pictures they are excellent)
Upgraded my xperia go to ics official stock rom and wifi doesn't work anymore? Anyone with the same problem? Any solutions ?
thomasshiow said:
Upgraded my xperia go to ics official stock rom and wifi doesn't work anymore? Anyone with the same problem? Any solutions ?
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Try different settings on your router, i found out that ICS and WPA2 don't work very well together...
Limitless83 said:
Try different settings on your router, i found out that ICS and WPA2 don't work very well together...
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That's not acceptable, seeing that WPA2 is a widely-used standard in academic and commercial environments for WiFi encryption.
Hi.
I have tried ICS official stock from Sony Update Service, yesterday.
1. Laggy
2. Drain my battery, 20 - 40% faster that it did in GB
3. Bad performance, laggy and more laggy.
4. My Xperia Active with ICS are much more faster and smoother.
Back to GB, everything run perfectly
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That's not acceptable, seeing that WPA2 is a widely-used standard in academic and commercial environments for WiFi encryption.
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Well tell that to developpers of the routers firmware, it depends on the router mostly and not the phones
thomasshiow said:
Upgraded my xperia go to ics official stock rom and wifi doesn't work anymore? Anyone with the same problem? Any solutions ?
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Hi.
Try to reinstall ICS ROM again via Sony Update Service.
Since you had GB before and didn't had any problems with your WiFi at home, and now you have problem with ICS, i believe this is a ICS problem.
If this was a router problem, you should experience the same with your GB ROM.
I did try ICS for couple of days ago, and i didn't had any problem with the WiFi here at home, but ICS was so laggy and had bad performance. I went back to my stock GB again.
I don't understand why some people have laggy device and other not. I thought it was the same phone (Xperia GO).
Well you have to try ICS a couple of days ( the first days the phone is 'learning' your behavior)
and after a while it gets less lags
and for the WiFi problems, i can connect to some routers but not to others,
so i think it's a router issue more then an ICS issue although i can't remember if i had it with GB...
Btw is someone else experiencing problems with low battery:
when my battery gets less than 15% my phone gets very slow (opening apps/switching to launcher)
even rebooting is almost impossible ( at( one time i had to wait until my phone turned off by itself)
Hi.
Well, maybe i should try ICS again and just let it be laggy for couple of days and see if that help, but i also notice that the ICS drain my battery like he....l . Something i don't like at all.
I have been reading at Sony forum, and there is lot of people have problems with ICS.
http://talk.sonymobile.com/community/support/xperia_2012_family/xperia_go
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Well tell that to developpers of the routers firmware, it depends on the router mostly and not the phones
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That doesn't make sense. Loads of wireless devices connect to WPA2 successfully. It's only that this phone, when upgraded to stock ICS, fails to stay connected, and has the wpa_supplicant process hang with 100% cpu usage when such happens. It's definitely a software issue on Sony's end.
helkaluin said:
That doesn't make sense. Loads of wireless devices connect to WPA2 successfully. It's only that this phone, when upgraded to stock ICS, fails to stay connected, and has the wpa_supplicant process hang with 100% cpu usage when such happens. It's definitely a software issue on Sony's end.
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That i didn't know, i only experienced that in my bar most phones with ICS or IOS had trouble with WPA2 on my router and when i switched to WPA it seemed that the problems where gone,
but after a few days i couldn't connect for a while and suddenly it did...
Does anyone know a way to "fix" the wpa_supplicant problem?
I Have Buy Soni Xperia Go And Update Official ICS 4.0.4 And Wify Not Work
thomasshiow said:
Upgraded my xperia go to ics official stock rom and wifi doesn't work anymore? Anyone with the same problem? Any solutions ?
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Hello Friend I Also Have Problem In My Device I Buy Brand New Sony Xperia Go And I Download Sony Pc Companian And Install It For Trasfer Music And All And Its Say Me Update Is Available So I Click And Follow The Instruction To Update.Everything Going Good Without Any Error Or Issue. I Am Happy To See New Version But First Run It Ask Me To Setup Google Account So I Connect The WIFy Connection And OMG Its Connected But Nothing Happend My Wify Not Working In My Sony Xperia Go ST27i.
Any One Help Me What I Am Doing I Am Comp Engineer But I Dont Know Much About Smart Phone This Is My First Sony Smart Phone.
Sony Is Well Known And Managed Brand So I Chose Sony But Official Update Doing This So Now I Am Thinking Again That Sony Is Trustable In Cell Phone. Bcoz Making TV LCD LAPTOP Is Defrent Matter. And Cell Phone Is Defrent.
Plz Provide Any Good Working Solution
Thanx In Advanced.
Jigar110 said:
Hello Friend I Also Have Problem In My Device I Buy Brand New Sony Xperia Go And I Download Sony Pc Companian And Install It For Trasfer Music And All And Its Say Me Update Is Available So I Click And Follow The Instruction To Update.Everything Going Good Without Any Error Or Issue. I Am Happy To See New Version But First Run It Ask Me To Setup Google Account So I Connect The WIFy Connection And OMG Its Connected But Nothing Happend My Wify Not Working In My Sony Xperia Go ST27i.
Any One Help Me What I Am Doing I Am Comp Engineer But I Dont Know Much About Smart Phone This Is My First Sony Smart Phone.
Sony Is Well Known And Managed Brand So I Chose Sony But Official Update Doing This So Now I Am Thinking Again That Sony Is Trustable In Cell Phone. Bcoz Making TV LCD LAPTOP Is Defrent Matter. And Cell Phone Is Defrent.
Plz Provide Any Good Working Solution
Thanx In Advanced.
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Easy on the capitals there cowboy... :laugh:
There's indeed a probleem with ICS and the Wifi, if you search the Xperia forums you'll see a lot of complaints about it.
there's no solution at the moment, but there's an official update comming Proof
So you'll have to wait for either
- a solution made/found here on XDA
- an official update (wich hopefully resolves this
- a custom rom ( several can be found, but they're still in development)
- go back to GB
The xperia Go is a very good phone, it just needs some love and attention, some tweaks and customs...

Marshmallow 6.0.1

Hey crew.
So I've searched high and low for information about the 6.0.1 update for Z5 (Compact). I've seen news pertaining to a global rollout for the Z2 and Z3 series, and have read that there was a plan for it to be released to Z5 series soon (these articles were back in early April). However, anything relevant for the 6.0.1 update on Z5 series has been vague information. I haven't found anything on the forums relating to this topic.
I was curious to see if anyone knew anything more about the 6.0.1 update for the Z5 series, or had sources to link to?
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Also, I'm curious to know what everyone's experience on 6.0 has been so far for Z5 compact. I've seen a lot of mixed reviews, mostly negative based on bugs and issues relating to Wifi, External Storage, Google Play Services crashing, etc. Then I've seen other posts saying these things have been fixed, while others are still waiting for a fix. So it's been a lot of conflicting information, and I've remained on Lollipop (on AT&T in the US). So are there fixes for these issues, and is it worth it to upgrade to Marshmallow in the meantime?
I've not had any issues that I can think of. 6.0 has run fine, however since I rooted I have had issues.
Firstly I have Wi-Fi issues. This may not be due to root but my phone definitely isn't as good at retaining a good connection. This occurs when I'm at university walking about and the phone is connectecting and disconnecting from different routers. I don't get any Wi-Fi issues at home though.
Secondly, I'm victim of the "Fingerprint hardware is not available" issue that you can find in another post. Many consider it's an issue with the dose function since it affects some Nexus devices. Mine seems to break daily, but I've given up using it for the mean time. This is the main issue I have and want 6.0.1 to fix.
And finally I've have random slow downs and non responsiveness here and there, but nothing too serious. Sometimes all but the nav keys go unresponsive, so I have to lock and unlock. But this is hardly an issue, just an annoyance.
I've also looked around for 6.0.1 info and websites are all vague and unreliable. I like the phone but it's in a constant state of "this needs to be fixed" which I fear won't be for another few months. Sony are pushing their X range right now so I'm afraid that the Z5 is already being neglected. However I think their lack of update may mean they're trying to get it right this time round. All we can do is hope and be patient.
fisheyes1 said:
I've not had any issues that I can think of. 6.0 has run fine, however since I rooted I have had issues.
Firstly I have Wi-Fi issues. This may not be due to root but my phone definitely isn't as good at retaining a good connection. This occurs when I'm at university walking about and the phone is connectecting and disconnecting from different routers. I don't get any Wi-Fi issues at home though.
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The wifi issue is a bug for all versions on this phone. It does not auto connect when the screen is off.
girthmaul said:
The wifi issue is a bug for all versions on this phone. It does not auto connect when the screen is off.
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Something must have changed, though. I didn't have this issue with the original firmware, my phone stayed connected to wifi with screen off. This changed with the update to M. I'm noticing this very obviously, because I hear the GSM or LTE signal noise via my unshielded monitors, which is annoying as hell, when my phone is just lying on the desk.
Do you, or someone else, know, if Sony acknowledged this bug? Because if they're not going to fix it, this will be a reason for me to switch the phone.
6.0.1
I have read from reputed shafiq01(xda member) that the 6.0.1 update is on the way and it brings xperia x features to z5 and UI too and he had previously also been right so just be patient. Xda him and see for yourself.
http://en.yibada.com/articles/12497...w-xperia-z2-xperia-z3-xperia-z4-xperia-z5.htm
Just found this article. Why would the new version (32.1.A.1.163) have a smaller number than the current version (32.1.A.1.185)?
dave
bigdfmartin said:
Just found this article. Why would the new version (32.1.A.1.163) have a smaller number than the current version (32.1.A.1.185)?
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32.1.A.1.163 is for the Z3+. It's the same that the Z5 also got at some point depending on your location/provider.
Don't trust those clickbait sites.
Amanansari said:
I have read from reputed shafiq01(xda member) that the 6.0.1 update is on the way and it brings xperia x features to z5 and UI too and he had previously also been right so just be patient. Xda him and see for yourself.
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Really ? That Will be awesome
bigdfmartin said:
http://en.yibada.com/articles/12497...w-xperia-z2-xperia-z3-xperia-z4-xperia-z5.htm
Just found this article. Why would the new version (32.1.A.1.163) have a smaller number than the current version (32.1.A.1.185)?
dave
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In case of the Z5 Compact, 32.1.A.1.163 was the first Marshmallow firmware released in early March. 32.1.A.1.185 rolled out a month or so later, apparently to fix bugs.
Personally, I haven't run into any issues with Wi-Fi or fingerprint reader in both Marshmallow firmwares. I'm happy with what I have, but 6.0.1 and a more up-to-date security patch wouldn't hurt

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