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What date will 2.3.4 out in the UK?

I understand that the UK will get the update in October but have no idea on which day? Is it worth waiting or should I just flash it through XDA...? If I flash will I get the same features as the UK 2.3.4 will have? I am looking forward to the HD recording and the panorama camera and with a bit of luck, a better battery life.

no panorama app on the XPlay, probably a hardware-to-software mismatch.. FW releases often (always) do not have a definite date of release.. it just comes by unnoticed until you read it somewhere or your phone updated by itself..
2.3.4 for XPlay has better battery life and has 720p video recording, at least it's the opinion of others who have tried the nordic version.. i'm still waiting for OTA

Today , when i connect using PC companion , I am getting a "phone software information is currently not accessible" , is this just me or are they getting ready for v2.3.4?

[Q] disadvantages of updating xperia arc s to ICS

hey guyz,
i am using sony ericsson xperia arc s (LT18i). current OS android gingerbread 2.3.4. when i connected to pc companion it showed an update. but i heard that ICS is not suitable for xperia arc s. there are some prb with updating arc s to ICS. i mean after updating arc s to ICS there occurs some bugs related or other problem after updating xperia arc s. so can anyone tell me in details. lyk wat are the disadvantages of updating arc s to ICS.
thank u.....

samveer said:
hey guyz,
i am using sony ericsson xperia arc s (LT18i). current OS android gingerbread 2.3.4. when i connected to pc companion it showed an update. but i heard that ICS is not suitable for xperia arc s. there are some prb with updating arc s to ICS. i mean after updating arc s to ICS there occurs some bugs related or other problem after updating xperia arc s. so can anyone tell me in details. lyk wat are the disadvantages of updating arc s to ICS.
thank u.....
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Actually..there is no problem with ics for arc s,
It is fast, and stable for daily use as it is official
But for hard gaming, it is sometimes laggy (but don't worry it is the same in gb)
All i can say is update your phone and amaze yourself for new
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bluestricker_21 said:
Actually..there is no problem with ics for arc s,
It is fast, and stable for daily use as it is official
But for hard gaming, it is sometimes laggy (but don't worry it is the same in gb)
All i can say is update your phone and amaze yourself for new
Features
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haha GB same than ICS for gaming, are u kidding me? GB is and will be the best for gaming + smoothness

If you like gaming stay in GB. In ICS you will have to make tweaks to run them smoothly.
Example (its for Arc but it applies to ArcS too since its a memory issue):
Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave worked ok in GB but on ICS it crashes after a while but when I use a Ram swapper (uses sd for RAM), its ok.
Try those new JB adreno drivers too.

samveer said:
hey guyz,
i am using sony ericsson xperia arc s (LT18i). current OS android gingerbread 2.3.4. when i connected to pc companion it showed an update. but i heard that ICS is not suitable for xperia arc s. there are some prb with updating arc s to ICS. i mean after updating arc s to ICS there occurs some bugs related or other problem after updating xperia arc s. so can anyone tell me in details. lyk wat are the disadvantages of updating arc s to ICS.
thank u.....
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If you like playing all games that can be played on arcs gb than stay on gb.ICS has camera recording issue,laggs.I have flashed 5 times ICS in hope i will find a ROM stable for playing,recording,but i come back to GB.The best in ICS is the UI it's very nice Rom but it's laggy and i don't like laggy.
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at the moment, ICS on the arc is still buggy. the firmware has not matured enough not to have glitches. so far, the most annoying things I noticed are the terrible battery life, glitches like unexplained FC, and the network mode bug which resets your preferred mode after reboot. even sotck based custom roms are not immune to these problems since they practically use the same base software

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983559

I have an Arc lt15i and i recently updated from GB .62 to ICS .587.
I found ICS visually better than GB, but otherwise not too much difference.
Bad points:
- LED notification doesn't work for received SMS
- System/user apps use more memory
- The phone gets damn near hot when downloading thru 3G, watching video, browsing internet.
LED not a bid deal for me. There's a menu in Settings called Developer Options which allows you to control the number of background processes. I set it to no background processes and kept my free memory up around 160-190MB instead of 50-60MB in standard setting. And the heat coming from the back/top-half of the phone was what bothered me, because it felt like it was going to damage the phone from overheating.
Good points:
- Phone Dialer a lot better to use
- Music player controls on lock screen
- Ability to 'disable' system/user apps when they can't be uninstalled.
I just found out today how to downgrade firmware and that's what i've just done. I'm now back to GB .42 and rooted.
In my opinion, try ICS out, cos if you don't like it just flash the old firmware back.
If i can get those 'good points' into GB, i'd be happy.

So long as you're using a custom ROM then ICS should be fine. I found stock ICS to be very laggy.

Xperia SL Features

Hello, I have bought an Xperia SL, and i have lots of questions to ask. Im pretty confused to some thread/post i read somewhere, but still it remains question.
So here are my questions about this handset.
- Does it support Fast Charging capability using the quick charger?
- Does the Anti Stain Shell still a Feature of Xperia SL? I have black though
- Does Xperia SL have Bluetooth 3.0 or 2.1? My MW600 does have a sec delay when playing games
- Is WIFI DIRECT is still a feature of Xperia S or SL? I read that feature is questionable or not existing but sony have advertised this feature for XS
- Yellow Tint and CPU Throttling underclocked cpu when over heating?
- Change logs for Update .50 or .55, is it really released? Im still using .45, and update is not yet available here.
Thank you in advance, its hard to seek answers for my questions, only a few people have XSL, and very limited thread and post to be found.
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mhyke13ph said:
Hello, I have bought an Xperia SL, and i have lots of questions to ask. Im pretty confused to some thread/post i read somewhere, but still it remains question.
So here are my questions about this handset.
- Does it support Fast Charging capability using the quick charger?
- Does the Anti Stain Shell still a Feature of Xperia SL? I have black though
- Does Xperia SL have Bluetooth 3.0 or 2.1? My MW600 does have a sec delay when playing games
- Is WIFI DIRECT is still a feature of Xperia S or SL? I read that feature is questionable or not existing but sony have advertised this feature for XS
- Yellow Tint and CPU Throttling underclocked cpu when over heating?
- Change logs for Update .50 or .55, is it really released? Im still using .45, and update is not yet available here.
Thank you in advance, its hard to seek answers for my questions, only a few people have XSL, and very limited thread and post to be found.
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- PhoneArena says that you can Fast Charge Xperia SL, with the EP851 charger (or whatever they replaced it with
- Not sure on the "Anti-Stain Shell," though you could get a case instead if you don't want stains on your SL. I have the black one, BTW.
- WiFi Direct? I don't see it in Settings -> Connectivity -> More,... (I see it when I open up a Galaxy S III) ; or you were referring to DLNA? (It works just fine.)
- My SL has a yellow tint to it, though it is only prevalent if I plunge the brightness below 33%.
- I am based in the Philippines, my SL is a Taiwanese model, and I still am on .45. You could use Flashtool to shoehorn the .50 or .55 ROMs (Last I saw changelogs, it was some bugfixes and some country-specific fixes.
Hope I helped. :fingers-crossed:

And Bluetooth is v2.1, but seems like P is getting an update to 3.0 (dunno how). We might get it also.

[Q] Xperia ZL C6503 updated to Android 4.4 issues

Im having two issues with the update.
1) Camera app takes longer to start than when I had Jelly bean.
2)The settings Menu lags a hell lot..its really annoying because I expected an increase in system performance when I updated to 4.4.2.
3) Scrolling response isnt fluid and feels worse than before
Im using stock Xperia ROM and on my Xperia ZL (C6503) and im really disappointed because it took Sony long enough to release the update which isnt even working smoothly.
If anyone can suggest a solution for either or both these issues please help me out.
Really regret not going for the Nexus devices now

dwayne27894 said:
Im having two issues with the update.
1) Camera app takes longer to start than when I had Jelly bean.
2)The settings Menu lags a hell lot..its really annoying because I expected an increase in system performance when I updated to 4.4.2.
3) Scrolling response isnt fluid and feels worse than before
Im using stock Xperia ROM and on my Xperia ZL (C6503) and im really disappointed because it took Sony long enough to release the update which isnt even working smoothly.
If anyone can suggest a solution for either or both these issues please help me out.
Really regret not going for the Nexus devices now
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for the time being " Enable force 2D rendering in Option developer "

xtremepredador said:
for the time being " Enable force 2D rendering in Option developer "
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Thanks alot..it fixed the settings lag and responsiveness problem

[Q] What Your Impression for Android L?

Yesterday,google has announce it new android version developer preview which is android L,mainly this updates version will be the major updates version since google will revamped the UI of current android version to be more flat look,with colour UI and tons of SWEET animation and the whole new package of the UI change called Material Design, other than than that we also get locksreen notification,change and improvement on notification + quick setting toggles, battery improvements and now android L will fully run on android runtime (ART) instead of dalvik which will increased performances, i personally impress with the updates that google making and would like to see this run on my phone.
How about you guys,do you like the change made? do you think sony will also revamped it's current xperia/timescape UI to match with android L? and the most important question,will our current phone (xperia ZL) get the updates officially from sony? I do think sony should adapt the stock android L material design with the addition refresh of walkman,album,movie apps that match material design since the sony UI feel a little bit outdated to me. That's all

I don't think that Sony will provide android L for ZL. They are too busy with their z2 and z3 concept they may not even turn back to these z series, hardly they will provide .233 upset for kk which consists bug fixes and that's it we will be made to sit with kk 4.4.2, we may not even get kk 4.4.3.

I agree I don't think we'll get official android L. By that time I will unlock bootloader and get CM12 or whatever.
Ps I don't even have official kitkat for my ZL.. (generic DE)....

We might get that via cyanogenmod. Sony never gonna release it to zl. May be this is the last update for us.
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too bad if that the case,hopefully by that time more dev will appear to make it run on this devices

just waiting for CM12

I don't think we'll see official L on our devices. However the new keyboard looks great on the ZL and the new Google play services fixes the wake lock issue.

DoubleYouPee said:
I agree I don't think we'll get official android L. By that time I will unlock bootloader and get CM12 or whatever.
Ps I don't even have official kitkat for my ZL.. (generic DE)....
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Yeah, CM12 with Android 4.2 Blobs... I gave up counting on cm for xperia zl, they dont even managed to fix all the sound bugs for our device.

Sony official release for our ZL will be a long wait unless you get the Z3 or Z4 whenever that comes out. Only way to get it is via Cyanogenmod I think.
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