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.....
Well stock ICS is pretty bad and laggy so you can look for custom roms like CM... Sony didn't make a very good ICS update even though they released it early. I recommend custom roms However if you want to keep your BL locked, there are roms that are for you too just search and you shall find
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trax7 said:
Well stock ICS is pretty bad and laggy so you can look for custom roms like CM... Sony didn't make a very good ICS update even though they released it early. I recommend custom roms However if you want to keep your BL locked, there are roms that are for you too just search and you shall find
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can u give me a proper custom room link which will not slow down the phone or cause any prb and the full process of installing custom rom, cz i never did this before.....
thank u
samveer said:
can u give me a proper custom room link which will not slow down the phone or cause any prb and the full process of installing custom rom, cz i never did this before.....
thank u
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I'm assuming your phone's bootloader is locked (which is normal), so here's 2 roms that are pretty popular, based on ics, and makes your phone run like dual core
Jelly Sandwhich
Xperia Ultimate HD
samveer said:
can u give me a proper custom room link which will not slow down the phone or cause any prb and the full process of installing custom rom, cz i never did this before.....
thank u
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Take a look here, it´s guide i did for Xperia Ultimate HD and root.
Read carefully if you haven't done anything like this before.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955248
It may seems a bit much, but it's worth it
trax7 said:
Well stock ICS is pretty bad and laggy so you can look for custom roms like CM... Sony didn't make a very good ICS update even though they released it early. I recommend custom roms However if you want to keep your BL locked, there are roms that are for you too just search and you shall find
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You are so wrong the latest ics rom stock rom is great the first two sucked. Custom roms are also ****e.
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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Don't listen to these helmets bad advice stock 587 is great. Stay clear of supercharger it will cause a tonne of lag on ics.
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You are so wrong the latest ics rom stock rom is great the first two sucked. Custom roms are also ****e.
Don't listen to these helmets bad advice stock 587 is great. Stay clear of supercharger it will cause a tonne of lag on ics.
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Custom roms based on stock ics is better than stock ics.
lofty5 said:
You are so wrong the latest ics rom stock rom is great the first two sucked. Custom roms are also ****e.
Don't listen to these helmets bad advice stock 587 is great. Stay clear of supercharger it will cause a tonne of lag on ics.
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I don't know how you use your phone or what you do to it but for me CM is soooo much better than any version of stock ROM especially since it's based on JB
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My opinion is upgrade to ics and install Potomac custom rom
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lofty5 said:
You are so wrong the latest ics rom stock rom is great the first two sucked. Custom roms are also ****e.
Don't listen to these helmets bad advice stock 587 is great. Stay clear of supercharger it will cause a tonne of lag on ics.
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I agree with lofty, the stock ICS .587 is working great. Very stable and everything works 100%. My own experience with custom roms and super duper extremely fast scripts is also that they create more problems and makes your phone unstable or cause other unexepected behaviors.
It is an "old" phone with single core and no super scripts or custom roms will make up for the single core and low memory. And yet it is my preffered phone on .587 even compared to my wifes experia S.
I have no issues with the stock rom. I updated andreo libs (gpu drivers)
Now the rom is even more faster
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Just like TheHaso, I am using stock ICS rom and tweaked it a bit... It works perfectly. Have a look at my signature
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Just like TheHaso, I am using stock ICS rom and tweaked it a bit... It works perfectly. Have a look at my signature
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It is not as smooth as GB for me. Fairly laggier, do you guys agree?
+1, had been using stock Ics and custom roms for sometime then back to arconium gb. It's still the best rom for my arc S.
I'm using 587 fw on my Neo and is running very smooth ( almost like GB) but it is almost unusable for hard games. But i'm not using it for gaming, i'm using it more for media, and with the latest apps from Xperia T, is awesome. So if you want to use it more for gaming, stay with Gingerbread, otherwise upgrade to ICS because IMO is way better than Gingerbread. BTW, i've tried almost every custom rom, and always i've returned to stock, because it's simply the best.
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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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Stock ICS .587 is excellent. There are a lot more features in it than in GB, I didn't notice any speed difference between GB and ICS other than the Google voice search and Recent apps (hold menu button) take a bit longer to start up the first time (they are quick after that).
I would recommend rooting ICS using this guide: http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/41119?start=0&tstart=0
Rooting will allow you to run an app from the Play Store which can uninstall those pesky bloatware apps.
And if you suppercharge ICS it's even better - even if you only supercharge 50%!!!!
Supercharger V6: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
Cheers.
Enjoy the update!
Johnsmith12345 said:
It is not as smooth as GB for me. Fairly laggier, do you guys agree?
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It's laggy thanks to bloatware and not being fully optimized. Custom ROMs and/or tweaking at your own will remove lag problem!
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Johnsmith12345 said:
It is not as smooth as GB for me. Fairly laggier, do you guys agree?
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Hmm not really. Maybe in some games... Just root, de-bloatware, update adreno libs and install supremacy script, and the GB smoothness is there
Stock ICS is ram hungry and not meant for phones like arc s lacks.
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Stock ICS is ram hungry and not meant for phones like arc s lacks.<br />
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True, stock rom,bloated its very ram consuming,but debloated, it becomes the best ICS rom (160-170
mb of free ram)
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Which ROM has not any bugs , and have better battery backup, .
and supports ARC S LT18i.
Thank you..
Arconium 7.1
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Acronium 7.1
Its the best ROM I have used for ARC, I have ARC not ARC S, still its smooth and best GB ROM
But which one?
I guess he wants to know the name of the ROM
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i am using Acronium 7.1 , Battery drains very quickly,
I use data 2G all time.
Same here...now using arconium 7.2 w/ doomkernel v19 baseband 58...drains batt quickly T_T
I tried them all,ics beta,team,arconium,miui etc.
Stock rom .62 with root/removed bloatware/doom v19 is still for me the best.
A bit undervolting and stockspeeds [ 1.4 Ghz Arc s ]
All other roms draining with 3g.
No issues with wathever,good batterylife etc etc.
I'm using the ROM of SE.Tweaked (v1.0), works fine and smooth. No issues and good battery life, much better than the original rom.
jugalk1111 said:
Which ROM has not any bugs , and have better battery backup, .
and supports ARC S LT18i.
Thank you..
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Arconium 7.2 is simply a beautiful rom for arc/arc s.
For the people with battery problem..flash the stock .283 kernel along with .36/.64 baseband.
With this config,i need to charge my phone for once in two days [full charge]
I alsoi have superchargerV6 and link2sd for lag-free performance and free internal memory
Disadvantages:
This kernel doesnt support overclocking/undervolting and many other features which doomkernel possesses
I think there's a DooMKernel on .283
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Flo95 said:
I think there's a DooMKernel on .283
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its based on .42
I have an arc s using miui and its stable and everything bar hardware leds work
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KingWickedd said:
its based on .42
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An old version...
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Flo95 said:
An old version...
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Yes it does.. v11
But i haven't tried that.
Seconded stock with doomkernel is best for me. Don’t see any differences between stock, arconium or se tweaked so dont see the point of them. As for the other roms something always seems to be broken or other problems such as battery drain issues and other bugs.
for locked bootloaders: T.E.A.M. Stock Rom
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for locked bootloaders: T.E.A.M. Stock Rom
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i agree my friend is the best i use it from yesterday and i see big diferrence to my arc s
I will try Arconium 7.2, I hope the launcher is not laggy anymore.
KingWickedd said:
Arconium 7.2 is simply a beautiful rom for arc/arc s.
For the people with battery problem..flash the stock .283 kernel along with .36/.64 baseband.
With this config,i need to charge my phone for once in two days [full charge]
I alsoi have superchargerV6 and link2sd for lag-free performance and free internal memory
Disadvantages:
This kernel doesnt support overclocking/undervolting and many other features which doomkernel possesses
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Does this really work? Because I really have big problem on my battery. Where could I find stock .283 kernel? Update you on what happens :-D
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rovivor said:
Does this really work? Because I really have big problem on my battery. Where could I find stock .283 kernel? Update you on what happens :-D
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Ofcourse it works.Just follow the link and you will find kernel.zip in the attachment section of the first post.Flash it and have fun
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1413262&highlight=tip
Hi
I have flashed the global ICS firmware for my xperia arc ! i really like it but it is not as smooth as the gingerbread. I know the firmware is full of bloatware and thats why its a bit laggy..
My question is there a ROM (modified firmware) which i can flash to make the ics run smoothly and faster on my arc ??
Try Arconium.
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Try Arconium.
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its a bit complicated to install this and i have to unlock my boatloader.
is there a firmware that i can flash it via flashtool !! the easy way ??
philansel7 said:
its a bit complicated to install this and i have to unlock my boatloader.
is there a firmware that i can flash it via flashtool !! the easy way ??
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Till Now Generic Global World Firmware is BEST.
Cm7 only
AOKP! But needs unlocked bootloader..
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I'm using the World Generic 4.04 stock rom, and find it occasionally locks up and crashes, I do like the feel and style of ICS but dont think its been perfected for the Arc yet, if I could unlock my bootloader i'd try other roms, so its between ICS or Gingerbread for me
kidicarus1602 said:
I'm using the World Generic 4.04 stock rom, and find it occasionally locks up and crashes, I do like the feel and style of ICS but dont think its been perfected for the Arc yet, if I could unlock my bootloader i'd try other roms, so its between ICS or Gingerbread for me
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how this could Happen.
Global version; of firmware is best with least bloatware.
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AOKP
philansel7 said:
Hi
I have flashed the global ICS firmware for my xperia arc ! i really like it but it is not as smooth as the gingerbread. I know the firmware is full of bloatware and thats why its a bit laggy..
My question is there a ROM (modified firmware) which i can flash to make the ics run smoothly and faster on my arc ??
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soumya_digi said:
AOKP! But needs unlocked bootloader..
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+1
AOKP & sirkey'a kernel, enough said and definitely worth getting your bootloader unlocked
I'm not that overwhelmed by Arconium, which AOKP Rom?
Tapa2
dannyb0i said:
+1
AOKP & sirkey'a kernel, enough said and definitely worth getting your bootloader unlocked
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thx i will try it
Having jjs hybrid rom installed now. Feels much better..
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Hello everyone..I've recently bought this new xperia arcS and Installed ICS using update centre...the phone was working really great before the updgrade..there was no lag..but..after installing ics...it has started to lag a lot..i can hardly play games like temple run without any lag....I'm still a noob in android..what should I do now?would be really grateful if you give me suggestions..thanks
It's a problem with sony's ics. You can't do much.
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ics really sucks.....in order to improve your phone, install a custom kernel and then a custom rom...(best setup..doomkernel v22 with jj's hybrid)
or revert back to gb(what i have done) and install doomkernel and acronium 4 for a superb performance
link-in said:
ics really sucks.....in order to improve your phone, install a custom kernel and then a custom rom...(best setup..doomkernel v22 with jj's hybrid)
or revert back to gb(what i have done) and install doomkernel and acronium 4 for a superb performance
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can you please give me a link of a tutorial to switch back to gingerbread?
silent.nahid said:
can you please give me a link of a tutorial to switch back to gingerbread?
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Here:
androidadvices.com/downgrade-sony-xperia-arc-official-gingerbread-23-firmware/
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HI
I got the arc s 2.3.4 .65,locked bootloader since i want to root it, i dont know what is better for me downgrading to .42 or to upgrade to ics?
any suggestion will b appreciated.
the-light said:
HI
I got the arc s 2.3.5 .65,locked bootloader since i want to root it, i dont know what is better for me downgrading to .42 or to upgrade to ics?
any suggestion will b appreciated.
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Wait, what? There is no such firmware for Arc S, like 2.3.5 or 4.0.2.A.0.65.
Someguyfromhell said:
Wait, what? There is no such firmware for Arc S, like 2.3.5 or 4.0.2.A.0.65.
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yea , its 2.3.4 GB build 4.0.2.d.0.5
Try out both GB and ICS rooted and see what you like. Many mods currently are for ICS but there are some old GB mods kicking around in the back pages of the forum.
GB is more stable in general but ICS is bearable in my opinion.
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DdcCabuslay said:
Try out both GB and ICS rooted and see what you like. Many mods currently are for ICS but there are some old GB mods kicking around in the back pages of the forum.
GB is more stable in general but ICS is bearable in my opinion.
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thank u.
I recommend you to try out custom ICS roms. If you don't want to use custom, then I would highly suggest you to stay with stock GB.. as stock ICS sucks =[
Try ics
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Let me explain my question. When I got my Xperia Arc S, it was already loaded with .62 firmware. I later upgraded it to ICS, but downgraded since ICS makes phone a second class device. Since I dont have experiences with other older gingerbread rom (version .42 and older) and since i found in some threads, that battery life was better in older versions of gingerbread I have this question for you.
So, which one of the gingerbread versions for Xperia Arc S was the best in terms of battery life, speed, maybe UI design. Which one would you recommend (for those, who had a phone since starting version) and to which one it is still safe to downgrade. Or is this simply the latest GB version 4.0.2.A.0.62?
Thanks for all the answers.
Most of the custom ones work okay, try xgamer, it's one of the most popular. Based on my experience it's quite good, stable, fast and batterylife is great
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Simply the latest one
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Sv: [Q] Which was the best working stock SE Gingerbread rom for Xperia Arc S
lyteo said:
Let me explain my question. When I got my Xperia Arc S, it was already loaded with .62 firmware. I later upgraded it to ICS, but downgraded since ICS makes phone a second class device. Since I dont have experiences with other older gingerbread rom (version .42 and older) and since i found in some threads, that battery life was better in older versions of gingerbread I have this question for you.
So, which one of the gingerbread versions for Xperia Arc S was the best in terms of battery life, speed, maybe UI design. Which one would you recommend (for those, who had a phone since starting version) and to which one it is still safe to downgrade. Or is this simply the latest GB version 4.0.2.A.0.62?
Thanks for all the answers.
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Rooted, de-bloated and battery life-tweaked .69 build is the answer to your questions.
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fabokid5922 said:
Most of the custom ones work okay, try xgamer, it's one of the most popular. Based on my experience it's quite good, stable, fast and batterylife is great
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I was only asking about stock roms made by Sony Ericsson - their official firmwares
Destroyedbeauty said:
Rooted, de-bloated and battery life-tweaked .69 build is the answer to your questions.
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Thanks to everyone for the answers
Question for Destroyedbeauty:
Is there any noticable difference between .62 or .69 firmware? And how to root .69 firmware, since I can't do an OTA to this version, .62 is the latest for me?
lyteo said:
Thanks to everyone for the answers
Question for Destroyedbeauty:
Is there any noticable difference between .62 or .69 firmware? And how to root .69 firmware, since I can't do an OTA to this version, .62 is the latest for me?
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.69 is not needed, it is only for Germany, includes only small name change (Gmail to Google Mail) due to legal issues, nothing else.
So .62 is the latest and suits just perfect for me.
Stood on .62, moved some apps from /data/app to /system/app, still have about 130 mb free on internal.Found out Arc S does have some unused space in system partition. I enjoy my fast phone. Only thing bothering is proximity sensor crack, but I'll fix that since phone is still under warranty. Thanks for all the opinions!