Related
First of all I know there is a thread for feed back of new ICS fw,but instead bug reporting that thread contains more pleas,hatred towards Sony doubt devs from Sony will keep on reading it.
So in this thread please post the bugs you've found so far with the fw.So we can direct this to Sony devs & if they care(they did asked opinions,bug reposrts about fw in Sony forums so I assume they do care) they will try to fix them
So I'll start
+.Very choppy video recording.
+.Big battery drains
+.Loads of older games crash after 30 seconds
+.No wifi direct
+.System is kinda slow and lag comparing to ginger bread
+.Not great ram management,phone sort of freezes when using more than few apps at the same time.
+.Home launcher lags comparing to ginger bread ones
+.It takes 3-4 seconds for Dialer to load :/
+.Didn't had face unlock after the update.Had to flash gapps to get it
+.Keyboard's keys are kinda smaller and not that easy to type
+.All the setted contact pictures are gone from contacts and only thumbnails are left :/
So far I've found.please post the bugs you found and help to get a better ICS fw
you will get face unlock when you open google play.
it's silently updating.
no need to flash gapps.
Thilina said:
First of all I know there is a thread for feed back of new ICS fw,but instead bug reporting that thread contains more pleas,hatred towards Sony doubt devs from Sony will keep on reading it.
So in this thread please post the bugs you've found so far with the fw.So we can direct this to Sony devs & if they care(they did asked opinions,bug reposrts about fw in Sony forums so I assume they do care) they will try to fix them
So I'll start
+.Very choppy video recording.
+.Big battery drains
+.Loads of older games crash after 30 seconds
+.No wifi direct
+.System is kinda slow and lag comparing to ginger bread
+.Not great ram management,phone sort of freezes when using more than few apps at the same time.
+.Home launcher lags comparing to ginger bread ones
+.It takes 3-4 seconds for Dialer to load :/
+.Didn't had face unlock after the update.Had to flash gapps to get it
+.Keyboard's keys are kinda smaller and not that easy to type
+.All the setted contact pictures are gone from contacts and only thumbnails are left :/
So far I've found.please post the bugs you found and help to get a better ICS fw
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Games are rather matter of game developers not compatible with ICS I think.
this my problem :
1. Battery drain.If i used wifi,and switch it off...battery more faster decreased,have to reboot phone for make battery back to normal...
2. Dialer slow loading... am i used phone with 600Mhz???
I wonder,why there is no power notification widget in this update...
My issues:
A little battery drain, but ROM is recently installed so I will give time to stabilize.
Wifi is buggy. Takes ten minutes connecting one meter from the router. Wpa.
Any times takes half hour... And in other routers connects instantly.
Can be night elf kernel?
Notification led doesn't work for missed calls! I searched in the phone's menu but there is no option to enable it!
THREAD CLEANED
Please stay on topic, report your bug with ICS Official Sony. Any other post not related to the topic will be considered FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH A MODERATOR. Thanks.
No option to disable automatic mass storage mode, it was in GB. It is annoying everytime put it on charge on a computer.
Need option to disable automatic mass storage mode.
mitalbr said:
No option to disable automatic mass storage mode, it was in GB. It is annoying everytime put it on charge on a computer.
Need option to disable automatic mass storage mode.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Settings\Xperia\Connectivity\USB connection mode
Thilina said:
Settings\Xperia\Connectivity\USB connection mode
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In GB there was an additional option to completely disable USB action. MTP/Mass storage + "Disable usb".
Browser kept crashing and crashing.
Problems with Google Picasa Web synchronization. The albums from my picasa account just don't appear when I want to upload new files. There's a problem with facebook-google accounts synchro.
Some apps shows 'segmentation error' when trying to move them to the phone (system apps2sd). Cleaning data, uninstalling and installing back doesn't help. Link2SD or other App2SD from the market does not help - a little strange problem, probably new installation could help
Sometimes app drawer seems laggy - in comparison to GB, which had quicker response
Poor memory management - GB seemed to run more user apps at the same time quite smoothly
That is all after one day of heavy exploring by my daugther
Hmm how its possible that the ics not running smooth by all??
Mine is ok, no lag in menu and homescreen scrolling (i use the xperia s home now) no lag when i open settings etc, app2sd is working fine on ics no problems (i use app2sd pro 2.50 the newest one) no camera problems no fc's or anything else, its all f*cking amezing and fast
Sent from my Neo V with supercharged ICS ^^
I don't know if this is a bug or something... but the widget for favorite contacts is missing. I kinda like that widget...
I am not experiencing the camera, gps, and wifi problems that is posted here.
Pandemic said:
Hmm how its possible that the ics not running smooth by all??
Mine is ok, no lag in menu and homescreen scrolling (i use the xperia s home now) no lag when i open settings etc, app2sd is working fine on ics no problems (i use app2sd pro 2.50 the newest one) no camera problems no fc's or anything else, its all f*cking amezing and fast
Sent from my Neo V with supercharged ICS ^^
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When you install it as a clean install it is faster,but when u update it via pc companion or flash without flashing user data it tends to get slower.So best way to move to ICS(or any other rom in that manner) is to do a fresh clean install
ThilinaC said:
When you install it as a clean install it is faster,but when u update it via pc companion or flash without flashing user data it tends to get slower.So best way to move to ICS(or any other rom in that manner) is to do a fresh clean install
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1
This is true people. YOU HAVE TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL FOR IT TO WORK PROPERLY!
The first time I updated it, it was buggy as hell!
I then did a clean install (repair phone on pc companion) then it was smooth running since then. Memory management is amazing, no scroll lag, UI is great, multi tasking is better... I dont know about u guys but im likin it!
OT: is the UI on this is different drom nordic? It seems that they aee hating the UI but I see no fault on mine.
Sent from my MT11i using Tapatalk
ThilinaC said:
When you install it as a clean install it is faster,but when u update it via pc companion or flash without flashing user data it tends to get slower.So best way to move to ICS(or any other rom in that manner) is to do a fresh clean install
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did a fresh with pc companion twice a time, 1st time i had the modded music player from xperia s, and i know that was tiving me fc's so i repair my Neo V with pcc and that was the 2nd time, so you are right bro a fresh brand new install is better !!!!
Sent from my Neo V with supercharged ICS ^^
Official ICS Bug Report
Using this firmware for past 3 days now,
1. A little laggy Interface than GB, but using a third party Launcher fixes it till some extend.
2. Video recording quality is not as in GB. Also is choppy.
3. Gyroscope doesnt work in Maps. Checked with Compass Application works flawlessly, not in Maps.
I might switch back to GB soon...
Its not as if im not fond of ICS... But for me, its still a bit RAW. I really like the UI, functions, etc however its a bit buggy on the 3 main tasks wich I use my phone(Wifi, camera and temple run)... Untl these can be fixed, I thnk im staying with gb first. Btw, I find ics not to be laggy on its stock state however, once u install mods fr system ui and others, it kinda lags a bit. Too bad.
Sent from my MT11i using Tapatalk
Hi,
i downloaded the new Android 4 Update for
my sony ericsson xperia arc S and ive had nothing but trouble with my phone
since. It freezes all the time, cuts off when im on facebook, wont let me set a facebook status, just stops running etc.
Can anyone help me out
What do i do?
Do i remove it?
HELP PLEASE!!
Thanks
Jacqui
xx
Did you download the alpha-builds of these ROMs? If yes, then that may be the cause of your problems as these alpha-builds are not much stable, buggy of-course and not meant for everyday usage. You should better download a stable release of the ICS ROMs for these devices, when made available by Sony.
Hope that helps, thanks
Everything you just said went straight over my head!! lol
*Technophobe* lol
It came through as a notification to my phone saying new updates available so i downloaded it and had problems ever since. Can it be removed?? x
Well, you could download previous stock rom ( your previous android version ), and try to flash it.
Sent from my WT19i using xda premium
i honestly have no idea how to. it just came up on my notification bar that a new update was available ans thats what i downloaded!! xx
Just for ppl who have not yet updatedics s butter smooth in my sola
Part 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kmF_nmR7H0&feature=youtu.be
Part 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC0rmm2HB5k&feature=youtu.be
Positives:
1)Fast ui(Faster than GB)
2)Floating touch can be used over entire ui
3)walkman.album.movie apps are good.
4)stock browser and google chrome works fast
5)Ics task manager
Negatives:
1)Battery drains a bit faster
2)Floating touch automatically activated in games like dead trigger(not a big drawback as it doesn affect gameplay)
3)Too much of ram used,expected in ics
4)Few users have sd card unmounting problems,but doesnt happen to me
*****Do a factory reset after installing ics for better performances****
Really? This is great man.
I have the feeling that battery life is not that good...
mirost1 said:
Really? This is great man.
I have the feeling that battery life is not that good...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah battery drains slightly faster
aadaars said:
yeah battery drains slightly faster
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Strange, sony said that battery life will be better.
mirost1 said:
Strange, sony said that battery life will be better.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah. But I feel they have done a very good job with this version of ics. M sure better versions are coming up
Sent from my MT27i using xda app-developers app
aadaars said:
Negatives:
3)Too much of ram used,expected in ics
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Root your Sola and delete some Bloatware, i also did it and now i have round 160MB of free RAM
lol98lol98 said:
Root your Sola and delete some Bloatware, i also did it and now i have round 160MB of free RAM
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
bloatware like?can u provide me with examplesThankyu
Did you get ics task manager?
Sent from my ST25i using Tapatalk 2
XperiaU said:
Did you get ics task manager?
Sent from my ST25i using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
oh yeah,forgot to add it on the video
aadaars said:
bloatware like?can u provide me with examplesThankyu
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I found this for you buddy
Delete Bloatware from Xperia Sola
Google Streetview
Google Talk
Adobe Flash Player
Mcafee
Neoreader
Google Maps
POBoxSkinSelector
Magicbox-popcap.apk
Enchantedforest.apk
Playnow
Storefront
Wisepilot
Officesuite
PlusOne
FBmediadiscovery
FBAppShare
aadaars said:
oh yeah,forgot to add it on the video
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is there a button for it?
Sent from my ST25i using Tapatalk 2
XperiaU said:
Is there a button for it?
Sent from my ST25i using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah hold home key,
check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC0rmm2HB5k&feature=youtu.be
mirost1 said:
I found this for you buddy
Delete Bloatware from Xperia Sola
Google Streetview
Google Talk
Adobe Flash Player
Mcafee
Neoreader
Google Maps
POBoxSkinSelector
Magicbox-popcap.apk
Enchantedforest.apk
Playnow
Storefront
Wisepilot
Officesuite
PlusOne
FBmediadiscovery
FBAppShare
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I will try and tell u.Autokiller memory optimizer doin a good job for me
Battery drain issue
Sony has done it again,just like the xperia x10,the processor is limited to 1000Mhz max,1000MHz min
XDA_Bruno said:
Battery drain issue
Sony has done it again,just like the xperia x10,the processor is limited to 1000Mhz max,1000MHz min
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
U can use setcpu to reduce the clockspeed i guess
Strange.. My phones battery has been lasting longer..
Sent from my MT27i using xda premium
zenchikage said:
Strange.. My phones battery has been lasting longer..
Sent from my MT27i using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lol really? How long??
Sent from my MT27i using xda app-developers app
My battery last for 1 and a half day with moderate use.
I deleted many bloatwares by sony n using extended battery mode.
Sent from my MT27i using xda premium
version
aadaars said:
Just for ppl who have not yet updatedics s butter smooth in my sola
Positives:
1)Fast ui(Faster than GB)
2)Floating touch can be used over entire ui
3)walkman.album.movie apps are good.
4)stock browser and google chrome works fast
5)Ics task manager
Negatives:
1)Battery drains a bit faster
2)Floating touch automatically activated in games like dead trigger(not a big drawback as it doesn affect gameplay)
3)Too much of ram used,expected in ics
4)Few users have sd card unmounting problems,but doesnt happen to me
*****Do a factory reset after installing ics for better performances****
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
which version are you using indian or world ??
i have many bugs ...
i am an indian and updated using pc companion but service menu says the version WORLD_6.1.xxxxx
are the bugs because of the world version instead of the indian keeping in mind pc companion did everything..
i bought the phone via online indian site and it had gingerbread now updated to ics via pcc .
i am hating ICS overall , full bugs ..
i did pc companion update then factory reset ..
1. WIFI bugs , keeps on reconnecting , sometimes restarting the phone keeping wifi on fixes it for some hours, then the time i off it , next time again keeps on reconnecting ......NOW today 3 restarts still not even the reconnecting problem solved..
2. Battery drains like hell ..and sometimes shows even charge increase like 30% went to 33% LOL .. calibration issues.
3. USB mode doesn't works until i change it to debug mode .....even then the charging % is buggy ..also screen senstitvity decreases while charging ..
4. Click on any menu settings , and it will take .5 sec just to highlight the text (like lag) then go to the required next menu ..
5. Phone call and receive is laggy .
6. Wifi hotspot and sometimes usb tethering doesn't work says "Network error" WTF.....
7. Screen flickering issue sometimes when on low light .....
8. People also reporting reboot loop while using SD card until u format the card , i dont whether i should buy what i wanted to buy the 32 gb sd card ..
9. Can't run more than 3-4 apps at a time , it closes or crashes the apps ..
10. Poor ram management , very poor !!
11. what is wrong with the battery config , gsmarena shows battery is li-ion , but u do *#*#4636#*#* and battery info shows li-poly , WTF ??
and best of all
Gingerbread (the .184) had none of these problems (updating to .184 even made battery last longer)..
guys whats the problem , is sony gonna fix it ?? i cant use the internet at all because wifi bugs !!
also what do you think , is it because of the ICS or because sony guys didn't tested ICS well on SOLA....come on
the whole official sola forum is full of above complaints , how can one cannot notice these when they put ICS on sola..come on bad testers at sony ..
this was my first sony phone as well as my first android phone and now i think WASTAGE !! will never buy it again if sony doesn't fixes it soon !!
now for the meantime , any good custom roms available ??
also since my first android phone i need all the info from basic to advance regarding flashing , etc
also how can one use reverse usb tether without rooting and reverse bluetooth tether at all ??
rajeshjsl said:
which version are you using indian or world ??
i have many bugs ...
i am an indian and updated using pc companion but service menu says the version WORLD_6.1.xxxxx
are the bugs because of the world version instead of the indian keeping in mind pc companion did everything..
i bought the phone via online indian site and it had gingerbread now updated to ics via pcc .
i am hating ICS overall , full bugs ..
i did pc companion update then factory reset ..
1. WIFI bugs , keeps on reconnecting , sometimes restarting the phone keeping wifi on fixes it for some hours, then the time i off it , next time again keeps on reconnecting ......NOW today 3 restarts still not even the reconnecting problem solved..
2. Battery drains like hell ..and sometimes shows even charge increase like 30% went to 33% LOL .. calibration issues.
3. USB mode doesn't works until i change it to debug mode .....even then the charging % is buggy ..also screen senstitvity decreases while charging ..
4. Click on any menu settings , and it will take .5 sec just to highlight the text (like lag) then go to the required next menu ..
5. Phone call and receive is laggy .
6. Wifi hotspot and sometimes usb tethering doesn't work says "Network error" WTF.....
7. Screen flickering issue sometimes when on low light .....
8. People also reporting reboot loop while using SD card until u format the card , i dont whether i should buy what i wanted to buy the 32 gb sd card ..
9. Can't run more than 3-4 apps at a time , it closes or crashes the apps ..
10. Poor ram management , very poor !!
11. what is wrong with the battery config , gsmarena shows battery is li-ion , but u do *#*#4636#*#* and battery info shows li-poly , WTF ??
and best of all
Gingerbread (the .184) had none of these problems (updating to .184 even made battery last longer)..
guys whats the problem , is sony gonna fix it ?? i cant use the internet at all because wifi bugs !!
also what do you think , is it because of the ICS or because sony guys didn't tested ICS well on SOLA....come on
the whole official sola forum is full of above complaints , how can one cannot notice these when they put ICS on sola..come on bad testers at sony ..
this was my first sony phone as well as my first android phone and now i think WASTAGE !! will never buy it again if sony doesn't fixes it soon !!
now for the meantime , any good custom roms available ??
also since my first android phone i need all the info from basic to advance regarding flashing , etc
also how can one use reverse usb tether without rooting and reverse bluetooth tether at all ??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Flash to ics Indian version using flashtool. The ftf is available in android development section. Ics s not too buggy. Check my vid for proof
Sent from my MT27i using xda app-developers app
Hi,
My xperia sola is on stock GB v2.3.7 + DoomLord kernel (for rooting purposes, this is supposed to be a very conservative kernel)
Almost since I bought it, the lock screen announces every "unread" message or "missed" calls I've had since it began to remember.
In other words, it doesn't notice that I've already read those SMS or checked the call log or even called back the person.
Right now my lock screen tells me that I have X missed calls and Y unread messages.
Any way to fix this?
PS: What I've tried so far: settings-->screen-->lock screen settings: unticking everything (later: ticking everything). Doesn't help.
Odp: [Q] My Xperia Sola remembers missed calls from a deccade ago!!!
Man, update your phone to ICS or flash custom rom based on ICS. GB is much worse than ICS.
Sent from my LT22i using xda-developers app
Vaith said:
Man, update your phone to ICS or flash custom rom based on ICS. GB is much worse than ICS.
Sent from my LT22i using xda-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
why waste your time when you don't have the slightest hint to my answer?
In any case, some would argue exactly the opposite (GB vs ICS), including Sony, so no thanks.
Try deleted cache from CWM. I'm not really sure, if it'll work.
i tried every single rom for sola
like ultimate sola v2,eXperience v2.1,xICS Hybrid ROM vbeta2,PURE_BLOOD_ROM_V1,Extreme Security + JB eXperience v2,FLUIDITY_V2_BY_PULAK861
but after two days i had force close problem in every single app
and now i’m using FXP210_cm-9-20130309-UNOFFICIAL-pepper
and had same problem
any fix please
Do you tried to change kernel?
Colourkey said:
Do you tried to change kernel?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah i tried cm kernel(freexperiaproject) and stock kernel
abo hani said:
yeah i tried cm kernel(freexperiaproject) and stock kernel
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are u sure every app force closes??? Can u name some?
R: [Q] force close problem
abo hani said:
i tried every single rom for sola
like ultimate sola v2,eXperience v2.1,xICS Hybrid ROM vbeta2,PURE_BLOOD_ROM_V1,Extreme Security + JB eXperience v2,FLUIDITY_V2_BY_PULAK861
but after two days i had force close problem in every single app
and now i’m using FXP210_cm-9-20130309-UNOFFICIAL-pepper
and had same problem
any fix please
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Almost the same behaviour with different ROMs: I'm not able to keep my Sola continuously on for more than 2-3 days because after a while it becomes unstable.
Force Closes happen mainly with Opera Mini and then with other apps until the phone freezes or reboot itself.
Up to now the more stable and fast ROM for my Sola is FXP CM (from 210 to 212), but also in this case no more than 3 days before a reboot.
I'm a bit frustrated because I'm not able to find out the solution: I'm considering also to move to stock Gingerbread hoping that my Sola will work better.
For our Sola, I have read suggestions to reboot the phone once a day and probably it could be a "solution", but I don't agree: I remember that my old HTC Wildfire was able to work stable for weeks of quite intensive use without any reboot.
Sent from my Xperia Sola using xda app-developers app
drsanket_xperia_u said:
Are u sure every app force closes??? Can u name some?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah like viper,whatsapp,tango,the croods,smash it,facebook,antutu benchmark,highway rider,google drive every single app
stiven68 said:
Almost the same behaviour with different ROMs: I'm not able to keep my Sola continuously on for more than 2-3 days because after a while it becomes unstable.
Force Closes happen mainly with Opera Mini and then with other apps until the phone freezes or reboot itself.
Up to now the more stable and fast ROM for my Sola is FXP CM (from 210 to 212), but also in this case no more than 3 days before a reboot.
I'm a bit frustrated because I'm not able to find out the solution: I'm considering also to move to stock Gingerbread hoping that my Sola will work better.
For our Sola, I have read suggestions to reboot the phone once a day and probably it could be a "solution", but I don't agree: I remember that my old HTC Wildfire was able to work stable for weeks of quite intensive use without any reboot.
Sent from my Xperia Sola using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i’ve tried this 'solution' by rebooting it but after rebooting it all the apps force close
but a second problem when i open an app and force close because its bot for my phone all apps force close :crying:
its realy confused thing in these rom’s
Hmm, interesting.
Maybe it's a problem with ram, I guess.
Go to Settings>Developer options>Background process limit - set this to "2" then tell if there is still a problem.
R: [Q] force close problem
Colourkey said:
Hmm, interesting.
Maybe it's a problem with ram, I guess.
Go to Settings>Developer options>Background process limit - set this to "2" then tell if there is still a problem.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have already tried with 1, 2 and 3 without any good result.
I don't understand why the phone works very good for almost one day and then start having some force closes and bad behaviour: for a low RAM problem, I expect issues also at the beginning.
Furthermore, when my Sola starts having force closes, the situation becomes worst and worst without any possibility of recovering: at the end, I have to reboot if the phone is too unstable or freezes otherwise it reboots itself.
Sent from my Xperia Sola using xda app-developers app
try a clean install, as in wiping everything and reverting to stock..
revert
revert to stock rom for stability. just add some tweaks and change kernel for performance
boyheadkick said:
try a clean install, as in wiping everything and reverting to stock..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i will do it later
but installing stock rom not a solution
must have fix for this problem
tried fixed permissions
boyheadkick said:
tried fixed permissions
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah same problem