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Are you getting 2.3 gingerbread official?

Just a thought that was in my head. The new official gingerbread rom should be coming out in august so I was wondering who is going to upgrade or stay on their custom rom.
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Im sure people will stay on custom roms knowing they dont have to deal with bloatware apps and other useless nonsense that SE provides. Saying this i believe many files will be pulled from the generic 2.3 to be used in the ROMs.

No. Will stay with froyo
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Yes, just to try it out. I use a Custom ROM but there are many things that are broken sometimes, not supported, or flat out not working. Once the official 2.3 is out I am sure those guys will make their own custom ROMs much better.

LOLwat? After all the *****ing SE received, people better upgrade, otherwise they'll send a hitman to off you.

gingerbread
I sure will upgrade to 2.3 official

Will update right away when SE releases it.

I will update to officiell 2.3 and stay there because then i have everything i want
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Gonna try it. Might as well keep it, but I guess I'll be expecting XDA developers to make it even better with tweaks and stuff.

If FPS cap raised to 60 --> upgrade. If not, I'm sticking with Froyo.

ooidort said:
If FPS cap raised to 60 --> upgrade. If not, I'm sticking with Froyo.
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Yeah +1
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pcfanboy142 said:
LOLwat? After all the *****ing SE received, people better upgrade, otherwise they'll send a hitman to off you.
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Hahaha true that! And personally i will be upgrading just to see how it is all i need is good battery life like 10 hours of medium usage and fully fonctial like camera and all that
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gonna upgrade the first minute it's out and then, some weeks later when there are some good custom rom's gona change to one of them

I bought an Arc and gave my X10 to my son.
He's looking forward to the upgrade so we'll give it a shot and see what SE provides.

Yeah, you know it's okay, release Gingerbread when the Ice Cream Sandwich is right around the corner.

will give it a shot and try it for few hours... get bored, return to CM7 and wait for FreeXperia team to get camera fully working

I'll update once it's rooted

Pawnty said:
I'll update once it's rooted
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Comes with the Arc Timescape, right? I'd like to see what changed, so I'll definitely try it out.

Ill upgrade if we get a new kernel, with no fps cap and with implemented netfilter and ip tables ect... otherwise ill stick to trip's miui froyo.
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ICS Upgrade

Thought id start this thread to create a bit of build up to the upgrade, im a regular arc user so ive still got another month or so to wait but il feel good if the arc s gets theirs on time, which being the end of march could be any day now. Sony seem to be quiet on this, anyone heard anything?

I'm hoping they release the ICS for arc s by the end of this weekend, the suspense is killing me slowly lol. I check this forum and sony blog post every morning.

As they said late March to early April, that could mean the update would between 15 March and 15 April.

Would love to get an update from SE on the progress for the first phones that are due upgrades.
Clearly feeling a little bit left out now that Samsung are releasing theirs.

Hasn't HTC also updated a device?
Sony is behind - again
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I'm very enthusiastic about ICS too but doesn't it mean that we won't have our devices rooted anymore? I've linked tons of apps via Link2SD and my Arc don't have enough space to hold them all.

I'm worried when we will have to upgrade to ICS, AFAIK a lot of apps out there is not yet compatible with ICS, until the developer will upgrade the app.
But I'm also Excited because lots of optimization and features will be available to us, specially that Adreno 205 Driver will be included(I read it somewhere)

mhyke13ph said:
I'm worried when we will have to upgrade to ICS, AFAIK a lot of apps out there is not yet compatible with ICS, until the developer will upgrade the app.
But I'm also Excited because lots of optimization and features will be available to us, specially that Adreno 205 Driver will be included(I read it somewhere)
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I think otherwise. Almost every app I tried is fully compatible with ICS.
Also, Sony has announced the neo L in China and it launches with ICS on board. It uses the same chipset as the arc (MSM8255). Perhaps we could port it when someone gets and uploads the filesystem dump, that is, if the device comes out sooner than the ICS update.

There's nothing on PTCRB yet and updates usually appear on here well in advance of the update actually being pushed. So it could still be weeks away assuming they haven't had any serious issues they need to fix first. It's been 4 weeks since the beta and not a peep from the Sony devs here on XDA which is a shame.
http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=20152

Flo95 said:
Hasn't HTC also updated a device?
Sony is behind - again
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Did you really think that sony would get ICS before samsung and HTC? Sorry sony lovers but you will never get an update before samsung
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mhyke13ph said:
I'm worried when we will have to upgrade to ICS, AFAIK a lot of apps out there is not yet compatible with ICS, until the developer will upgrade the app.
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I don't think it will be a problem. I also have an Asus Transformer TF101, and that got ICS a few weeks back, no application compatibility problems, and it's REALLY quick (it was quick before anyway).

Poker gypsy said:
Did you really think that sony would get ICS before samsung and HTC? Sorry sony lovers but you will never get an update before samsung
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Is that all samsung/HTC devices or Nexus devices? I think we should know...

Poker gypsy said:
Did you really think that sony would get ICS before samsung and HTC? Sorry sony lovers but you will never get an update before samsung
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Never get an update before samsung? Wasn't the Arc the first phone to sport Gingerbread?
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CrazyPeter said:
Would love to get an update from SE on the progress for the first phones that are due upgrades.
Clearly feeling a little bit left out now that Samsung are releasing theirs.
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yeah i agree, in their blog post they stated "Over the next months we will be keeping you up to date on progress and we will also share video demos of the new software running on 2011 Xperia™ smartphones." it doesnt look good....

Probably see it in April, just my safe guess.
I am really looking forward to being able to force gpu acceleration because I don't like scrolling lag

i hope 2011 xperia can still support jelly bean in the future...

By XDA sure, by sony no. I doubt they will release another major update after this. Look at the X10, got gingerbread update and that was it.

xander1993 said:
i hope 2011 xperia can still support jelly bean in the future...
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zed011 said:
By XDA sure, by sony no. I doubt they will release another major update after this. Look at the X10, got gingerbread update and that was it.
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There's 50% chance they will do it and if they do, Jelly Bean will probably be the last major update.

Retardo25 said:
Never get an update before samsung? Wasn't the Arc the first phone to sport Gingerbread?
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Nope it was nexus s
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Nope it was nexus s
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Yea, nexus was first, of course. But I think even you understood my point.
Samsung's fleet was updated later...
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Ice crean sandwich is a good idea!

Hi folks
guys i wanna ur recommendations about new ics ice cream sandwich... is it worthy to update? Last week i was very close to installed on my gonte but i told myself i should Ask u guys before do it. And i have some questions i didn't find any answers ....my questions are... can i read arabic and Japanese languages on it. Or i should waiting for arabic ics ? and i'm suffering from pinkish and greenish on white background is it still in ice cream sandwich too or isn't existing any more....
Thanks for reading waiting ur responds guys
Regards
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One man's meat is another man's poison...
Some of us like ICS but others dosen't... seriously it reali boils down to each individual..
As for language...
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Ummm
Well the unethical way of update release by Samsung made us all confused.. If they would have released it like their prior updates all regions or more than one region then we might have upgraded our devices. But currently their is only one xxlpy Germany experimental release so I am not at all interested.

If you don't have a particular need to upgrade to ICS, then you should probably wait until it gets released locally, or you decide you have a need.
I personally won't be going back to GB, because I like the better external keyboard support (it recognises the CTRL and ALT keys) and also the USB midi support, both of which don't work in GB.
The UI tweaks and snappier response are good, but they're not going to let you don anything you can't do already.
If there's an app you want to use that is ICS only, then that might be a reason to upgrade too.
LPF (which I have found to be a lot better than LPY, in terms of UI speed and battery performance) is a wipe ROM though, so you need to spend a bit of time restoring everything.
If you wait for the OTA release, it might will hopefully not be a wipe ROM, which might make life easier for you.
HTH,
Rich

Hello,
Personally I've been on ICS for almost a month now and I love it, first midnote than Crisckelo (V2 and V3) but now I love the Kingdroid ROM the battery doesn't die and it looks even better with Apex launcher!!
I could not go back to gingerbread!! I haven't tried the stock ICS (LPY or LPF) but with their bloatware the battery would not suit me !!

I can confirm it reads arabic.perfectly. dunno abt japanese.....the rom is so far very stable nd better looking....pinkish display issue solved 90%.......sd card readng bug sometimes solved by unmountng then mountng.

Thanx guys for responding it means alot for me,,,,,
Best regards
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nero-220 said:
Thanx guys for responding it means alot for me,,,,,
Best regards
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Let the fun begins!!!
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I personally have gone back to GB (rocket ROM) which in terms of battery and responsiveness is better than any ICS ROM I tried. Also there are apps that don't run well on ICS. I guess in a few months time when all official ICS ota's had been released and the developers have had time to tweak them then ICS will be better.
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Say no to ICS for now
DOnt go to ICS as yet...wait for the eMMC thingi to be resolved first man!

After testing ics on gb again and really happy. And for sure that i want go back to ics a long time.
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joshua said:
One man's meat is another man's poison...
Some of us like ICS but others dosen't... seriously it reali boils down to each individual..
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I take it yours is a custom rom. my stock ics looks nowt like yours
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mancuk29 said:
I take it yours is a custom rom. my stock ics looks nowt like yours
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Yes mine is a custom rom from CM9 n also in tablet form...
I dun tik the stock ICS will b the same though...
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FYI since I never saw that mentioned (especially NOT in Samsung ads, for both the S2 and the Note...)
GB = ONE core used, linux 2.6 non-SMP
ICS = ALL cores used, linux 3.0 SMP, but it enables the superbrick defect bug

Galaxy S II now getting update to Android 4.0.4 ICS

Galaxy S II is now getting update to Android 4.0.4 ICS in many regions
read below link. please check and confirm if you are getting the latest update.
http://androidheadlines.com/2012/07/galaxy-s-ii-getting-update-to-android-4-0-4-ics.html

Really??
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Also source from Sammobile.com : http://www.sammobile.com/2012/07/09/confirmed-samsung-start-android-4-0-4-updates-for-galaxy-sii/

Still not available in my region but hopefully would be available in few days time.
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Umm, not to burst your bubble guys but you do realize that there already is a thread about the 4.0.4 stock rom? There isn't a need for more threads

Ooooh, a link to a blog which appears to rip off other blogs by copying their content word for word, linking to another blog, which links to sammobile? Awesome. Thanks for making a new thread to spam that crap. We needed more 4.0.4 threads anyway.

just recieved a firmware update , it still say's version 4.0.3

What was your previous version?
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i really hope with this update they fixed those bugs... my s2 had many problems and so my friends galaxy s2 s since the ics update .. gingerbread is still the best rom in my opinion

whats all the buzz about 4.04, its not like its a special upgrade, its still ics....
Im more interested in JB, come on guys, are we going to get it?????
I really hope so, personally i dont like ics and im still running LA4 GB, since day 1 of pretty much flashing my phone, it works for mw, ics doesnt.
So if anyone has any goss on JB, would be cool, i know the s3 and hox and note will get it, but, will we..

webjunky said:
just recieved a firmware update , it still say's version 4.0.3
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Got a FW update (from LP4 iirc to LPW) today as well ;-)

Nice
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I hope my SGS2 can have JB soon. Can anybody tell what is the major enhancement between ICS and JB. Thanks

ghaza said:
I hope my SGS2 can have JB soon. Can anybody tell what is the major enhancement between ICS and JB. Thanks
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With JB, try waiting another 6 months.
You do not need the ROM released in your regions to install. Most of them are fine, unless you want languages specific to your region.

sgs2 i9100
my s2 is rooted with CF-Root and im on salman rom, do i have to unroot to be able to uppdate ?

Major features on android 4.0.4
Stability improvements
Better camera performance
Smoother screen rotation
Improved phone number recognition
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sasukewa said:
With JB, try waiting another 6 months.
You do not need the ROM released in your regions to install. Most of them are fine, unless you want languages specific to your region.
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You do realize that the sources are out right now , right? People are working on it as we speak, I think that is.
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ABHIII said:
Major features on android 4.0.4
Stability improvements
Better camera performance
Smoother screen rotation
Improved phone number recognition
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hmm not sure if that is rally true...

ejebiga said:
hmm not sure if that is rally true...
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That is what the official android version history states. I guess we have to use it to know first hand..
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I hope sgs2 will get jb.

Next version of Android to be 4.3

Google Is Working On And Testing Android 4.3 - It's Still Jelly Bean
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...and-testing-android-4-3-its-still-jelly-bean/

And? What is the point of posting that in Arc section?
[email protected] S

just informing about the new release and its in general section....
Dont frown....

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Google Is Working On And Testing Android 4.3 - It's Still Jelly Bean
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WOW, nice news.
Hope we can meet it in Xperia Arc Android Development thread. :highfive:
Please don't die!!! Arc/ArcS.

I say the same!
passerk said:
WOW, nice news.
Hope we can meet it in Xperia Arc Android Development thread. :highfive:
Please don't die!!! Arc/ArcS.
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I say the same!

Android is getting better and better in every release.

we have 4.2.2, why not 4.3? XD

Meeeh..
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Hope someone port this to arc
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with working 3.4 kernel we can have arc s running android4.3

I think number x.xxx doesnt matter .... i guess the features and the roms quality. Depends on
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why
Why is it called the Jelly Belly '? It was supposed to be a lemon pie

Google just doesn't seem to decide how they will number things.
With gingerbread, they bumped the API and added features in a x.x.Y release. With jelly bean, seems like they fell in love with the codename, so it's jelly bean all the way for all releases. You used to be able to say "I got GB/ICS/JB" and people knew what you meant. Now you can have JB 4.1, 4.2, 4.3... what's the point of naming releases if you don't change the name?
*sigh*

Yeah... Looking forward for a release to Xperia Arc S

Google's going on alphabetical order: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honey Comb,, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean,.
..,.
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It's good to have next version also jb I.e jb 4.3.x because we can make custom ROM easily like we did with 4.2.2 from 4.1.2..

First post here in a year!
I believe the code names and major number revisions are going to be saved for major redesigns and/or major feature additions
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expecting cm10.2?
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