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[Q] android 4.0

Hi there. im very new here and not quite on top of the news . but my question is, i have an xperia arc (not arc s) and was wondering if this new android ice cream sandwich update will be available for my older xperia arc?and if so when? i hope this isnt posted elsewhere as il look a little dim. and still learning to navigate around so please forgive me if already bandied about. thanks in advance.

davidrichmond said:
Hi there. im very new here and not quite on top of the news . but my question is, i have an xperia arc (not arc s) and was wondering if this new android ice cream sandwich update will be available for my older xperia arc?and if so when? i hope this isnt posted elsewhere as il look a little dim. and still learning to navigate around so please forgive me if already bandied about. thanks in advance.
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Sony Ericsson has officially confirmed its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule – it's arriving in early 2012. The first devices to receive the ICS update are Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V and Xperia Ray. Other Sony Ericsson devices such as the original Arc, the Xperia Play, original Neo and the Xperia Mini and Mini Pro duo - plus the Xperia Active and Live with Walkman are also slated to get the ICS update by March/April 2012.
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http://www.thinkdigit.com/Mobiles-PDAs/Android-40-ICS-update-coming-to-Sony_8280.html

Thankyou looieENG. I cannot find the thanks button on my screen, I'll do it later.
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Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A

If you don't want to wait for the official release you can also try:
FreeXperia's CM9 ICS Alpha
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356685
or DooMLoRDs Sony Ericsson ICS Alpha
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393738
Both are only in the Alpha stage and have different bugs / issues. Read through the threads to see which would suit you more or wait and look for updates / and official release.

About 4.3 update.

We get or not?

I don't think we will see a upgrade, Mediatek doesn't care about updating the MT6589 SoC.
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devstaff said:
I don't think we will see a upgrade, Mediatek doesn't care about updating the MT6589 SoC.
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but i think sony cares
that is why we got the last update
secondly if i m not wrong then we are the first to receive 4.2.2 :laugh:
so have patient and wait very soon we will surly have:good:

People taking about kitkat
And we hoping 4.3
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ali yassen said:
People taking about kitkat
And we hoping 4.3
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dud could you give me count of devices which has received 4.3
and 4.4 is i think just in google edition
sony is having their own customization they really make ui and application amezing
so it may take time
but paying time is work coz we are getting batter

chauhanjayc said:
dud could you give me count of devices which has received 4.3
and 4.4 is i think just in google edition
sony is having their own customization they really make ui and application amezing
so it may take time
but paying time is work coz we are getting batter
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hmm dude, i wanna ask you someting : "our devices bootloader are unlockable(In the future) or PERMANENTLY LOCKED?"
if it is permanently locked, too bad

lucaslexford said:
hmm dude, i wanna ask you someting : "our devices bootloader are unlockable(In the future) or PERMANENTLY LOCKED?"
if it is permanently locked, too bad
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well for that there is no answer any where
now that mediatek knows
as sony is ready but mediatek is not responding

chauhanjayc said:
but i think sony cares
that is why we got the last update
secondly if i m not wrong then we are the first to receive 4.2.2 :laugh:
so have patient and wait very soon we will surly have:good:
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The thing is, Sony doesn't care. Just check how ignorant they are in their support forums.
Also Sony can't do a **** if Mediatek doesn't provide them with sources and blobs for 4,3 or 4,4.
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lucaslexford said:
hmm dude, i wanna ask you someting : "our devices bootloader are unlockable(In the future) or PERMANENTLY LOCKED?"
if it is permanently locked, too bad
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Ok, wanna know a thing? Sony dont care at all about our device as it's a midrange device, and we will never see a unlocked bootloader. The thing is that Sony is the ones who have crippled our bootloader, not Mediatek.
chauhanjayc said:
well for that there is no answer any where
now that mediatek knows
as sony is ready but mediatek is not responding
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Mediatek doesn't need to take any changes to the bootloader, this is all caused by Sony's stupid decisions to cripple down the device. All other devices with the MT6589 SoC comes with a unlocked bootloader. Don't be so ignorant and give all complaints to mediatek.
chauhanjayc said:
dud could you give me count of devices which has received 4.3
and 4.4 is i think just in google edition
sony is having their own customization they really make ui and application amezing
so it may take time
but paying time is work coz we are getting batter
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There are a plenty of devices which have received 4.4, and it's just Sony who is lazy and have always been. They don't have enough resources and it's their own fault. Also, Sony doesn't care much about our device at all, as they don't even fix the issues...

devstaff said:
Ok, wanna know a thing? Sony dont care at all about our device as it's a midrange device, and we will never see a unlocked bootloader. The thing is that Sony is the ones who have crippled our bootloader, not Mediatek.
Mediatek doesn't need to take any changes to the bootloader, this is all caused by Sony's stupid decisions to cripple down the device. All other devices with the MT6589 SoC comes with a unlocked bootloader. Don't be so ignorant and give all complaints to mediatek.
There are a plenty of devices which have received 4.4, and it's just Sony who is lazy and have always been. They don't have enough resources and it's their own fault. Also, Sony doesn't care much about our device at all, as they don't even fix the issues...
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i dont find any thing truth in above words
coz if it was like that then you could have change your device very early
being a recognize developer till now you have used xperia devices maximum
list of devices you have used
Xperia X8 ➜ CM7 ➜ nAa kernel
Xperia Ray ➜ CM10.1 ➜ nAa 3.4 kernel
Xperia U ➜ CM10.1 ➜ Unknown kernel
Xperia Arc S ➜ CM10.2 ➜ nAa 3.4 kernel
Nexus 7 ➜ AOKP ➜ M-Kernel
Xperia C ➜ Stock ➜ Stock kernel
now its obvious that you have great knowledge abt android and that is why you are a recognize developer right
so if there was any thing truth in above words you could have changed your device but you are still with xperia
which shows weather you believe it or not you like sony and that why you stick to it
i haven't changes many devices like you but below is the list of devices which i have used
xperia mini pro
xperia x10
xperia arc s
samsung grand( it really sucks)
samsung galaxy S4 (good but not unique like sony)
xperia j
xperia C (the best user experience ever)

chauhanjayc said:
i dont find any thing truth in above words
coz if it was like that then you could have change your device very early
being a recognize developer till now you have used xperia devices maximum
list of devices you have used
Xperia X8 ➜ CM7 ➜ nAa kernel
Xperia Ray ➜ CM10.1 ➜ nAa 3.4 kernel
Xperia U ➜ CM10.1 ➜ Unknown kernel
Xperia Arc S ➜ CM10.2 ➜ nAa 3.4 kernel
Nexus 7 ➜ AOKP ➜ M-Kernel
Xperia C ➜ Stock ➜ Stock kernel
now its obvious that you have great knowledge abt android and that is why you are a recognize developer right
so if there was any thing truth in above words you could have changed your device but you are still with xperia
which shows weather you believe it or not you like sony and that why you stick to it
i haven't changes many devices like you but below is the list of devices which i have used
xperia mini pro
xperia x10
xperia arc s
samsung grand( it really sucks)
samsung galaxy S4 (good but not unique like sony)
xperia j
xperia C (the best user experience ever)
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The reason why I have purchased Xperia devices is because I got them with a contract or got them for a good price. I'm going toswitch to Samsung or Nexus in a 3-4 months.
Also, it's not about what devices I use, but I don't like Sonys phones anymore as they have been letting me down many times.
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the devices equipped by snapdragon SoC is unlockable.
why oh GOD why
sorry for my bad English

What about xperia M & L?
2013 phones

mukulatri said:
What about xperia M & L?
2013 phones
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for xperia M
go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m
for xperia L
go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l

hi gays
sorry about my bad english
I want to buy this phone,plz help me about it!?!?!previously i have use s,s2,s3,note
it well be update 4.4 or no?

vorya800 said:
hi gays
sorry about my bad english
I want to buy this phone,plz help me about it!?!?!previously i have use s,s2,s3,note
it well be update 4.4 or no?
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well it depends
if you are looking for cheaper 5 inch screen branded phone then its the best choice
reasons
Sony a reliable name
clean smart and perfect UI and applications
featured app(album walkmen movies)
update services and pc compainien support
i m not 100% sure that we will get 4.4 or later may be coz its 2014 devise
i am 101% satisfied with the device
performance 5/5
user interface 5/4(missing messing and contact and other latest app)(but that wod be done as soon as we get bootloader unlocked)
look 5/5(complite z or z1 look)
in short for me its been worth investment

Read this guys, finally mediatek updating their SoC to KitKat http://www.gizmochina.com/2014/03/1...kat-is-available-for-mediatek-mt6589-chipset/

Wish it would happen a bit quickly, and the update is for the stairway-mobile

Message from Lunar Electronics about 4.4 update for Xperia C :good:

TacoNikky said:
Message from Lunar Electronics about 4.4 update for Xperia C :good:
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That's pretty much a useless answer you know.

Has sony abandoned xperia l?

Hii, sorry i searched for a thread like this but didn't found one, so if there is a thread already existing like this i apologize for that_
I wanted to ask that has sony abandoned xperia l? so many days but still no news for an android 4.3 update, let alone 4.4_
No stable aosp roms like cyanogen or aokp.. Will it stay like this or what? Does somebody have any news?
My previous phone was samsung galaxy y, which is a low end phone but it has a hell lot of roms and even when the device is discontinued the roms are still developing_i think xperia l has potential.. Can't it support roms like cyanogen (official stable version) ? Hell even xperia m got one, which has only 4gb of internal_
If somebody have any kind of news please reply.. m sick and tired of checking the updates daily_
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Xperia L Future?
Hi
I feel the same for the Xperia L, Sony hasn't given an update schedule for it, there are is no news/rumour on either 4.3 or 4.4 for the Xperia L furthermore although we are backed by official CM support the maintainer is a bit quiet in terms of progress, what makes it worse is that the phone is not that popular especially with the SP overshadowing it.
With my previous phones (Xperia X10 mini pro, Xperia X8 & Live with Walkman) the XDA forums were so full of ROMs/mods/everything you would want-they only got better for me. But with the Xperia L it all feels dead - I reckon mostly because of Sony's lack of info on updates-no one wants a phone that has no good update outlook.
I hope that Sony will update our beloved Xperia L to a stable Kit-Kat, not asking for anymore-the phone does deserve it, beautiful hardware at a nice price.

Yea
ShinOrochiX said:
Hi
I feel the same for the Xperia L, Sony hasn't given an update schedule for it, there are is no news/rumour on either 4.3 or 4.4 for the Xperia L furthermore although we are backed by official CM support the maintainer is a bit quiet in terms of progress, what makes it worse is that the phone is not that popular especially with the SP overshadowing it.
With my previous phones (Xperia X10 mini pro, Xperia X8 & Live with Walkman) the XDA forums were so full of ROMs/mods/everything you would want-they only got better for me. But with the Xperia L it all feels dead - I reckon mostly because of Sony's lack of info on updates-no one wants a phone that has no good update outlook.
I hope that Sony will update our beloved Xperia L to a stable Kit-Kat, not asking for anymore-the phone does deserve it, beautiful hardware at a nice price.
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flameonfzn said:
Hii, sorry i searched for a thread like this but didn't found one, so if there is a thread already existing like this i apologize for that_
I wanted to ask that has sony abandoned xperia l? so many days but still no news for an android 4.3 update, let alone 4.4_
No stable aosp roms like cyanogen or aokp.. Will it stay like this or what? Does somebody have any news?
My previous phone was samsung galaxy y, which is a low end phone but it has a hell lot of roms and even when the device is discontinued the roms are still developing_i think xperia l has potential.. Can't it support roms like cyanogen (official stable version) ? Hell even xperia m got one, which has only 4gb of internal_
If somebody have any kind of news please reply.. m sick and tired of checking the updates daily_
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I too owned Samsung Galaxy Y. It was a very low end device but had many developments. I bought XL due to cost/performance ratio was good. Unfortunately there is so slow development

Sony has no reason to update our phone since it's a mid-range device. That's why we didn't get 4.3 or 4.4.
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Yeah I don't think we're gonna be getting anymore updates.

There will be one more major update to our phone.. Mark my words!!

If what I hear is correct, we should get a working CM11 by the end of this week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I don't think Sony has abandoned the Xperia L just yet, honestly.
Perhaps they'll release 4.3/4.4.2 for it someday, but be honest: most people buy the flagship models with their contracts (Z, Z Ultra, Z1, Z2) so they prioritize those.

Yeah we get a very nice performance phone at a cheap price but at the cost of slow development

I checked the list of devices which sony has confirmed won't be getting any updates anymore_xperia l isn't in the list..
But it occurs to me that xperia sp and xperia m were launched with xperia l (xperia m a little after i think) but the phones have received major updates_this thought troubles me..
But we can't do nothing.. we just have to be hopeful and wait for the updates i think
Unless some superhero makes the aosp version stable for us_
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ishan_rulz said:
If what I hear is correct, we should get a working CM11 by the end of this week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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Fingers crossed!
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ImTooNoob said:
Sony has no reason to update our phone since it's a mid-range device. That's why we didn't get 4.3 or 4.4.
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Yeah.. i think no official updates are going to happen_but xperia m is the same, a much on the lesser hand i think but still somebody developed a freaking cyanogen 11 for it!
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flameonfzn said:
Hii, sorry i searched for a thread like this but didn't found one, so if there is a thread already existing like this i apologize for that_
I wanted to ask that has sony abandoned xperia l? so many days but still no news for an android 4.3 update, let alone 4.4_
No stable aosp roms like cyanogen or aokp.. Will it stay like this or what? Does somebody have any news?
My previous phone was samsung galaxy y, which is a low end phone but it has a hell lot of roms and even when the device is discontinued the roms are still developing_i think xperia l has potential.. Can't it support roms like cyanogen (official stable version) ? Hell even xperia m got one, which has only 4gb of internal_
If somebody have any kind of news please reply.. m sick and tired of checking the updates daily_
Sent from my C2104 using Tapatalk
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well, there's no official statement from sony about dropping the support for xperia L and it's still within the 18 months cycle. So, who knows?:fingers-crossed:
can only speculate whether there will be another update or not, but it's just speculations, so . . .
no one but sony can answer "has sony abandoned xperia l?"
other roms like cm, aokp, etc has nothing to do with sony, it depends on the community :victory:
the official cm is currently in "coming soon" section in fxp :victory:
sony had supported the open resource project by giving the kitkat aosp for xperia L i guess..
eventhough it's not good enough for daily use :crying:
btw i check the updates of the development daily too
well, since there's ptcrb updates on xperia M and it's still within 18 months policy
finger crossed :angel:

Steins Gate said:
well, there's no official statement from sony about dropping the support for xperia L and it's still within the 18 months cycle. So, who knows?:fingers-crossed:
can only speculate whether there will be another update or not, but it's just speculations, so . . .
no one but sony can answer "has sony abandoned xperia l?"
other roms like cm, aokp, etc has nothing to do with sony, it depends on the community :victory:
the official cm is currently in "coming soon" section in fxp :victory:
sony had supported the open resource project by giving the kitkat aosp for xperia L i guess..
eventhough it's not good enough for daily use :crying:
btw i check the updates of the development daily too
well, since there's ptcrb updates on xperia M and it's still within 18 months policy
finger crossed :angel:
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Well nothing you said was news to me and i know that aokp and cyanogen has nothing to do with sony_ lol
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dear sir, my phone is sony xperia L c2104, i m bigenner.. plz tell me full tutorial to making this kitkat unofficial rom.. plz

DEVS Help me please

Well, i'm trying to port the Xperia E Jelly Bean rom, using as base CM10 for Tipo, i dont know if it will work, but i'll try....
I just have a question, how can i port a kernel from xperia e (for example) and make it bootable in tipo? Have you got any guide?? i readed in the web but nothing!

ivan290 said:
Well, i'm trying to port the Xperia E Jelly Bean rom, using as base CM10 for Tipo, i dont know if it will work, but i'll try....
I just have a question, how can i port a kernel from xperia e (for example) and make it bootable in tipo? Have you got any guide?? i readed in the web but nothing!
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Porting a kernel? Is that even possible? Do you have any experience? Porting a newer Android version requires a lot of skill, and you'll walk into a lot of errors. My advice would be to wait for the Tamsui team to fix and release CM11! Those people know what they are doing.
Mats

MatsPunt said:
Porting a kernel? Is that even possible? Do you have any experience? Porting a newer Android version requires a lot of skill, and you'll walk into a lot of errors. My advice would be to wait for the Tamsui team to fix and release CM11! Those people know what they are doing.
Mats
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I didnt say NEW ANDROID VERSION, i was talking about xperia e kernel, which is similar to tipo, i think, but not, i'm just trying to port xperia e rom for xperia tipo, using cm10 as base!! is it posible?

ivan290 said:
I didnt say NEW ANDROID VERSION, i was talking about xperia e kernel, which is similar to tipo, i think, but not, i'm just trying to port xperia e rom for xperia tipo, using cm10 as base!! is it posible?
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xperia E, worst choice to port anything

Xperia J CM ROMS

hi all
i have just got my bro's xperia j with me for few days
and i am searching for working CM rom 4.2.2 or above but not able to seach
can any one help me buy suggesting 4.2.2+ roms
thanks

chauhanjayc said:
hi all
i have just got my bro's xperia j with me for few days
and i am searching for working CM rom 4.2.2 or above but not able to seach
can any one help me buy suggesting 4.2.2+ roms
thanks
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Currently there is only 4.0,4.1.2 and 4.4 rom for Xperia J
If you want a 4.2.2+ rom,there is only one 4.4 rom,You may want to know that it's still in alpha version,laggy and camera not working
link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...iro-tipo-edevelopment-cyanogenmod-11-t2699996

lhkakex said:
Currently there is only 4.0,4.1.2 and 4.4 rom for Xperia J
If you want a 4.2.2+ rom,there is only one 4.4 rom,You may want to know that it's still in alpha version,laggy and camera not working
link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...iro-tipo-edevelopment-cyanogenmod-11-t2699996
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thanx for reply
its been almost 12 hrs and i have tried too many roms on xperia j
and my experience says using stock .31 ftf give me best performance and battery life
i have tried stock base rom having z or z2 stuff but all are having some issue like white text in setting>app>downloaded and some are having lags
also text issue in some other areas
can you suggest me fully customized and properly build customer rom 4.1.2 having no issues and perfect for daily drive
thanx

chauhanjayc said:
thanx for reply
its been almost 12 hrs and i have tried too many roms on xperia j
and my experience says using stock .31 ftf give me best performance and battery life
i have tried stock base rom having z or z2 stuff but all are having some issue like white text in setting>app>downloaded and some are having lags
also text issue in some other areas
can you suggest me fully customized and properly build customer rom 4.1.2 having no issues and perfect for daily drive
thanx
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Sorry for late reply,
I suggest you to use PA rom made by lozohcum,it's base on cm10
PA ROM : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2326477
As you tried a few custom rom,you may notice that the screen won't light up when someone dial-in, you need to press the lockscreen button twice in order to pick up the phone.
also,the illumination bar isn't working normally in cm10,you can try it first and you can disable it from setting page after you flash the rom.
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You might want to use walkman to work on your phone,I am using this,
Download : http://d-h.st/HOJ
Original link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43100933&postcount=229
Since album and movie app update a lot, google yourself "album for 4.1.2" and "movie for 4.1.2"

It's better for you to use CM10 or stock JB since the CM11 is still buggy
If you fell your phone is laggy, use vengance kernel for the stock JB 4.1.2
Here is the list of tweaks, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1947926
It works for all phone.
Hopes it help you! :laugh: