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Xperia play ics ????

Hi guys and gals.
Right I have had my play for a while now , love the phone and I know that this might seem a noob question but there seems to be alot of speculation around if the play will officially get ice cream sandwich , I have held back from unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom Rom as I don't want to void the warranty.
Can anyone say officially if out lovely plays will get this upgrade.
Thanks
Chris .
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hi Alex,
The ICS Update for our play's is set to be release from april-may of this year.
It's probably going to be release alongside PlayStation Suite, so if we get one of the two, be excited for the other, cause we're probably gonna get it too!

If you have a Verizon PLAY (And if you do, you're a sorry bastard. The thing gets ZERO development), then I'd go ahead and unlock the bootloader now. You aren't getting ICS from the big red anytime soon, so your best bet is CM9.

Bacondroid said:
If you have a Verizon PLAY (And if you do, you're a sorry bastard. The thing gets ZERO development), then I'd go ahead and unlock the bootloader now. You aren't getting ICS from the big red anytime soon, so your best bet is CM9.
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Do you think that the r800at (AT&T) will get the update?

Nope not mate using a three UK branded handset , so do you think that could slow my update ?
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Bootloader Unlocked
Hey guys i have my play since x-mas and decided to unlock bootloader.. i was just wondering can i relock it to get ICS or is there another way?... TIA

androidtechdaily said:
Hey guys i have my play since x-mas and decided to unlock bootloader.. i was just wondering can i relock it to get ICS or is there another way?... TIA
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You don't need to relock it, just flash the ICS .ftf file via flashtool once it's released

Thank u
thanks so much where will i find this .ftf file?

Alex Slane said:
Hi guys and gals.
Right I have had my play for a while now , love the phone and I know that this might seem a noob question but there seems to be alot of speculation around if the play will officially get ice cream sandwich , I have held back from unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom Rom as I don't want to void the warranty.
Can anyone say officially if out lovely plays will get this upgrade.
Thanks
Chris .
Sent from my R800i using XDA
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lack of speculation? we've had it officially confirmed all unbranded sets will defiantly get it and then its upto the carriers of the branded sets

androidtechdaily said:
thanks so much where will i find this .ftf file?
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As stated, when it's released. I can guarantee it will be found in these forums when that happens
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waiting for ics on play.................

Carry on
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sg sII had ICS, waiting xperia update very soon

desperately waiting for this update !

I have both a Xperia play and a sgs 2 with ICS, after a few days of playing around with it, you seem to forget it's there. If there is a choice between ICS, and PlayStation suite. I would rather have the PS suite.
I would rather have more games, than something you will forget is there after a few days
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So the ICS update was postponned as following: late feb - early mar, late mar - early apr, late apr - early may. Right?

Geeve said:
So the ICS update was postponned as following: late feb - early mar, late mar - early apr, late apr - early may. Right?
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No, it's always been end of April/early May for Xperia Play, as stated in the Sony Developer Blog post from December 2011 here: http://blogs.sonymobile.com/products/2011/12/21/ice-cream-sandwich-coming-to-2011-xperia%E2%84%A2-smartphones-from-end-marchearly-april-2012/

I only hope Play will get some different skin for ICS. Xperia S got nice one framework, hope we will get something tasty. If not, then devs are my hope again.

*Ignore this messsage*

Personally, I think that Sony's Xperia skin looks like a bunch of piss.
...and don't even get me started on that keyboard.

[Q]Android Jelly Bean

When Android Jelly Bean will appear ,Galaxy Gio will receive an update?
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Not an official one, we don't even have ICS
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yes, definitely

i want to ask for an official update to Android Jelly Bean, because I read that many phones will receive updates
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Who really knows? But we don't know requirements, so we can't predict it

the rumoured jellybean wasnt even release yet, hell the name jellybean itself its just still a rumour.
i think u might mistaken it with current ice cream sandwitch.
and no, before u ask, theres no official ics for gio, and probably wont be available either.
but in case u really did mean to ask about the still-just-rumour next android, i can just facepalmed.

i saw a video with this version of android and i saw s galaxy y with a image of jelly bean
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=/watch?v=WFuR1BFVLjs&v=WFuR1BFVLjs&gl=US
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Just a lwp mate jelly bean is still not public
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now i know to talk about android ics. I saw the requirements for ics and gio should have an official update
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Msulviu said:
now i know to talk about android ics. I saw the requirements for ics and gio should have an official update
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Galaxy s plus doesnt even get it, and HTC tab flyer doesnt even get it, requirement for HTC is 500 mb ram,
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Had a chat with support of Samsung.Looks like Samsung just don't give a froyo about anyone who uses Gio,Young or something like that.We won't be getting this update from the official source,I suppose.
p.s. i think some devs will definitely bring this to us.XDA shall save the day once again

etadex said:
Had a chat with support of Samsung.Looks like Samsung just don't give a froyo about anyone who uses Gio,Young or something like that.We won't be getting this update from the official source,I suppose.
p.s. i think some devs will definitely bring this to us.XDA shall save the day once again
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sure sure, let's get our hands on ICS first, as even the name of 'jelly bean' isn't official, however there was something with those on a GOOGLE announcement, and it is said to divide the tablets and phones again..

someone says that J requirement is less then I ?

Bilgets said:
someone says that J requirement is less then I ?
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I just want to know for us non-devs:
What the hay does that mean?

Alucai Vivorvel said:
I just want to know for us non-devs:
What the hay does that mean?
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I think he meant to say that jelly bean requires less than ICS.
Dont knowif this is true. Why would they?
And samsung is not going to update a low end device wich is a year old
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The name Jelly Bean is official and google will unveil it in late June or early July...
devices with Jelly Bean will start to roll out by the end of the year..and yes..
we still do not have a proper ICS build jelly bean is too long a shot...

I've got some news:
Google tries to fix their fault - Android fragmentation. As you know, Google gave tablets Android 3.0, which smartphones didn't get. It was big mistake. Now Google fixes it by giving new Android with HUGE requirements. So, nope, probably we won't get this version...

wojte267 said:
I've got some news:
Google tries to fix their fault - Android fragmentation. As you know, Google gave tablets Android 3.0, which smartphones didn't get. It was big mistake. Now Google fixes it by giving new Android with HUGE requirements. So, nope, probably we won't get this version...
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Bad news
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wojte267 said:
I've got some news:
Google tries to fix their fault - Android fragmentation. As you know, Google gave tablets Android 3.0, which smartphones didn't get. It was big mistake. Now Google fixes it by giving new Android with HUGE requirements. So, nope, probably we won't get this version...
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HUGE requirements will continue the fragmentation.
Devices like the desire hd or similar, wich gets ics, but will be stuck on 4.0.
About 30% will be stuck on GB because of the grow of android this year, but will be smaller, as most new devices launch with ics.
And so on.
Updating should be like IOS, when an ipad 1 or iphone 3gs is still upgradeable to ios 5.1.1, wich has been released 2 weeks ago.
These are limited in the app store, but who cares?
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That's the difference between a monopolized environment and a liberal one. Monopoly is easier to control, predict and dictate. But don't be as naive as to think apple doesn't turn obsolete old equipment with their OS upgrades. The timeline is just much more dilated than those of the less controled environments.

sony ICS

has sony released ICS 4.0.4 for xperia ion yet?
I haven't heard any news about it

piggybomb said:
has sony released ICS 4.0.4 for xperia ion yet?
I haven't heard any news about it
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i'd read through our forum a bit more than you have already. there are multiple posts about ICS on the ion. and guess what they are ALL from sony. no one has released a custom developed ICS ROM for our devices yet. so the only thing we have been flashing is SONY made ICS.

piggybomb said:
has sony released ICS 4.0.4 for xperia ion yet?
I haven't heard any news about it
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You should an hero
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852740
Reading is fundamental.
Sent from Rooted LT28at with ICS.

i well looked around google and i dont see much news regarding the ion... so yea

piggybomb said:
i well looked around google and i dont see much news regarding the ion... so yea
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Reading..... Like this forum.
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A Google for 'Sony Xperia ION ICS'
from my LT28at, rooted and eating an Ice Cream Sandwich

ICS has been out a while now but only in certain countries.
A little research would have led you to the conclusion that you can flash it and root it even if it is not out where you are yet.

Seems like att is slow as hell at getting these updates out, not to menition att isn't too keen on Sony in the phone market after so many flops
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thanitos said:
Seems like att is slow as hell at getting these updates out, not to menition att isn't too keen on Sony in the phone market after so many flops
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So many flops????
At&t basically gives away phones so can't afford to put a lot into development.
I got my X10 &ION for free so I will let xda be my developers. Xda roms better than at&t anyway
~Jaramie
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I bought Sony Xperia Ion in July, I have been anticipating the ICS release since and I have read several conflicting release dates so i decided to call 611 (AT&T CS) on 8-26-12 and they notified me that the official release date for ICS will be on September 1st. Again, I have not read this anywhere, I called Customer Service under Updrade or replace the device and asked the Customer Service agent through AT&T. I asked her if this was an official release date and she said it was......**fingers crossed**

Fart.Knocker said:
I bought Sony Xperia Ion in July, I have been anticipating the ICS release since and I have read several conflicting release dates so i decided to call 611 (AT&T CS) on 8-26-12 and they notified me that the official release date for ICS will be on September 1st...
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Wow. Interesting to say the least. I've never heard of customer service giving out a date.
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Fart.Knocker said:
I bought Sony Xperia Ion in July, I have been anticipating the ICS release since and I have read several conflicting release dates so i decided to call 611 (AT&T CS) on 8-26-12 and they notified me that the official release date for ICS will be on September 1st. Again, I have not read this anywhere, I called Customer Service under Updrade or replace the device and asked the Customer Service agent through AT&T. I asked her if this was an official release date and she said it was......**fingers crossed**
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Knowing how most customer service people are I wouldn't put too much stock into what she said. From what I have been told by my friend at Sony who deals with the Xperia sales and carrier relationships its still on track for mid September, but again its all up to AT&T so maybe they will surprise all of us. Doubt it....

A little off topic, isn't Sony putting out a patch update towards some of the Xperia line that has just been updated to ICS? That might explain AT&T's delays.
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KEB64 said:
A little off topic, isn't Sony putting out a patch update towards some of the Xperia line that has just been updated to ICS? That might explain AT&T's delays.
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Where is everyone getting that AT&T is delayed. The original date was Oct for the ion ICS update. AT&T didn't start working on testing it till the ion was released? September would be a relatively quick turn around time for AT&T to get a major OS update approved.
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Spectre51 said:
Where is everyone getting that AT&T is delayed. The original date was Oct for the ion ICS update. AT&T didn't start working on testing it till the ion was released? September would be a relatively quick turn around time for AT&T to get a major OS update approved.
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Good points. I stand corrected.
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October? It's a long waiting

Spectre51 said:
Where is everyone getting that AT&T is delayed. The original date was Oct for the ion ICS update. AT&T didn't start working on testing it till the ion was released? September would be a relatively quick turn around time for AT&T to get a major OS update approved.
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Considering the time it took att to bring the ion out, att has given themselves a bad reputation in terms of being late. Besides, the international ion has had ics for how long?
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Auggy99 said:
Considering the time it took att to bring the ion out, att has given themselves a bad reputation in terms of being late. Besides, the international ion has had ics for how long?
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Only the non-LTE version has had ICS.
Both the LT28i and LT28at have recently had new firmwares certified:
LT28i: 6.1.E.1.19 Aug 31, 2012
LT28at: 6.1.C.1.105 Aug 31, 2012
Hopefully that mid september timeframe rings true for both.

SONY confirms no JB for 2011 handsets

http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/10/1...-2011-xperia-devices-will-not-get-jelly-bean/

That's so sad read!

The english muffins most always to get something:
through this heartache before when a Sony Mobile UK employee said that these devices wouldn’t get Android 4.1.
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U.K. dont make Sony phones, Japan make them, so STFU U.K.
And why they testing then on the ARC?? stop testing then and give peeps not a false hope !

yes friend..........am also eagerly awaiting the 2.0 release...........this will be my first ROM.............it looks very good..............thanks to JADER.........

I don't care to be honest
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we should file a petition maybe like samsung did for galaxy s they later agreed to give ics to it. sony has to give us jb too atleast for xperia arc s

vipul955 said:
we should file a petition maybe like samsung did for galaxy s they later agreed to give ics to it. sony has to give us jb too atleast for xperia arc s
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I think there is still no ICS for the first Galaxy S... Petition is pointless

galaxy s had no better hardware.
We have that much.
the xperia j is a low end phone than arc s but it is getting jelly bean

Pandemic said:
The english muffins most always to get something:
And why they testing then on the ARC?? stop testing then and give peeps not a false hope !
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They're not testing on the arc! That was a hoax - someone used a custom ROM (based on 431 f/w which kind of gave it away) with the Android version hard-coded to 4.2. They visited a few Android sites and waited for people to spot it.

I hope they will fix ICS to be smooth like GB i don't care about 4.1 JB.JB is nearly like ICS just some more addons,so...
I just hope they fix ICS 'cause i'm not happy with it,it's laggy,camera lags,it's not that stable.So at least give us a proper ICS if not JB.
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pren22 said:
I hope they will fix ICS to be smooth like GB i don't care about 4.1 JB.JB is nearly like ICS just some more addons,so...
I just hope they fix ICS 'cause i'm not happy with it,it's laggy,camera lags,it's not that stable.So at least give us a proper ICS if not JB.
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+1
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I am still on gb. 62.
Next device will be a nexus.
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why an xperia j is slower than 2011 line up like xperia arc s got JB and 2011 line up not ?
so confused

Wait doesn't Xperia J have dual core?
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Goodbye Sony
I was planning to buy Xperia T but when I see their approach to the customers, probably I'll move to another brand. I think that all 2012 Xperia phones get update to 4.1 sometime in 2013 and it will be the last update for them - same as now for 2011 Xperia phones which got only one important update - GB -> ICS.

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Wait doesn't Xperia J have dual core?
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not really, try see it
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4930&idPhone2=4134

SONY doesn't care about us :/

theanelfro said:
SONY doesn't care about us :/
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did it ever care?

jejeh said:
I am still on gb. 62.
Next device will be a nexus.
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Yeah.
When i bought my first phone it was ericsson,then sony ericsson and i loved those phones,but sony ericsson sucks at updating firmwares.I'm thinking my next phone will be other brand no more sony if they continue giving us updates like ICS.But is still hope and think they will give us one more update,wich will fix most of bugs.Still hoping.

This sucks! ICS is a real battery drainer and more laggy than GB.. only reason I don't use GB is because the sound lags when running through Bluetooth speakers.

Jelly Bean Update for the ION

Sony has announced that the Xperia ION will be updated to Jelly Bean in Q1 of 2013!
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/product...rades-jelly-bean-for-2012-xperia-smartphones/

.. Ion still an unknown, hopefully by then we can unclock bootloader for custom rom or port from those official update.
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I'm banking on summer 2013. The first round in Q1 are the new phones that just came out, second round at some undefined time shortly after that included the international ion. No word on any of the ATT phones. I'm betting we'll get it, but like in July.
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accts said:
.. Ion still an unknown, hopefully by then we can unclock bootloader for custom rom or port from those official update.
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What do you mean "Ion still an unknown"? That article says,
"Next up, we can confirm the global versions of Xperia S, Xperia acro S, Xperia ion, Xperia P, Xperia go and Xperia J will be upgraded to Android 4.1* – we will be back with detailed timings for these in due course."
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Don't hold your breath for AT&T to release the update. So far it sounds like they don't plan on releasing JB for the ion. At least we can run the international version.
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Sounds gud

Spectre51 said:
Don't hold your breath for AT&T to release the update. So far it sounds like they don't plan on releasing JB for the ion. At least we can run the international version.
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I wouldn't flash ATT fw anyway so fine by me.
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jeriku said:
What do you mean "Ion still an unknown"? That article says,
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I meant time frame is an unknown - Spec is right - ATT doesn't seem like they care much about Ion, so getting update is far beyond the thinkable. I am too don't like ATT fw, so happy with any other options
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Interesting but with rogers I would hold your breath on aswell. They took 5 months extra for the arc to get ics.
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by that time, we will ask "when sony update 4.2 on Ion?

Ion maybe will update to JB on next month
There's a news on my country's web said Ion maybe update to JB on 11th, let's wait for the miracle!:laugh:
http://sonyviet.vn/2012/10/hot-xper...ndroid-4-1-vao-thang-11-p-u-sola-go-thang-12/

WolR said:
There's a news on my country's web said Ion maybe update to JB on 11th, let's wait for the miracle!:laugh:
http://sonyviet.vn/2012/10/hot-xper...ndroid-4-1-vao-thang-11-p-u-sola-go-thang-12/
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Don't hold your breath.
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I still can't believe att ion saw ics really. A bit surprising to me especially taking into account what little interest they've shown with the device so far. Or Sony in general for that matter. There all about Samsung & HTC, Sony tends to fall through the cracks.
They could at least allow us to unlock the damn bootloader though, but I'm not holding my breath on that either.
X10a suffered same fate however most of us were eventually able to unlock BL. There were still certain serial #'s that remained unlockable, mine was one of the lucky one's. Don't get your hopes up.
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will we still be able to use AT&T LTE if we use the international release? i dont give a **** about the 40Mbps speeds i dont need that much but the low latency has been fantastic for SIP calls and IRC

LordKitsuna said:
will we still be able to use AT&T LTE if we use the international release? i dont give a **** about the 40Mbps speeds i dont need that much but the low latency has been fantastic for SIP calls and IRC
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Yes just like we have been able to do now with the ICS international. The LT28i is the same phone as the LT28at