Sony Xperia S/P/U/Sola/GO Thread

[ALPHA17]

@ALPHA17

Your phone's battery is getting drained due to wakelocks. Install Better Battery Stats (available for free at XDA) in order to find the culprit behind these wakelocks. In my 1.5 years of using Whatsapp, I have never found it to be a battery drainer in deep sleep mode. Most common culprits behind wakelocks are RILJ (bad network signal) and Media Scanner.

Also, task killers on Android are useless and should never be used. It will only result in additional battery drain as the apps will keep restarting, thereby increasing processor cycles.

Mentioned already I DO NOT USE ANY APP KILLERS, I GO INTO THE SETTINGS AND KILL THE APP from there. WHATSAPP and a few game applications keep restarting their processes even after force kills.

Thanks for better battery stats link. Will have a dekho and report back. Cheerio!

Update Just checked it is a paid app. I do not have a credit cared =[.

Downloading XDA edition via QR code.

 

[randomuser111]

@comp@ddict

It's 28th today and just as I'd said - ICS update has started rolling out for Sola/U/Go.

 

[ALPHA17]

It's 28th today and just as I'd said - ICS update has started rolling out for Sola/U/Go.

Where, source, links?

Although I doubt any good will come of it for me. I need to get my phone sorted out first.

Update http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/09/28/sony-xperia-u-xperia-go-and-xperia-sola-getting-android-4-0-ics-starting-today/.

 

[adi_vastava]

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Mentioned already I DO NOT USE ANY APP KILLERS, I GO INTO THE SETTINGS AND KILL THE APP from there. WHATSAPP and a few game applications keep restarting their processes even after force kills.

Thanks for better battery stats link. Will have a dekho and report back. Cheerio!

Update Just checked it is a paid app. I do not have a credit cared =[.

Downloading XDA edition via QR code.

As per android white paper, the os is designed to save battery and not memory. In addition to make the app launch faster it keeps caching mostly used apps in memory. They are not running but loaded, now if you keep on closing app and OS will keep on loading them...

Yes it will drain the battery faster. What I do is to kill only if OS is lagging

 

[randomuser111]

Latest software upgrade rollout starts for Xperia? go, Xperia? U and Xperia? sola ? introducing new media applications and uplift to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich — Sony Xperia Product Blog

 

[ALPHA17]

Latest software upgrade rollout starts for Xperia? go, Xperia? U and Xperia? sola ? introducing new media applications and uplift to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich — Sony Xperia Product Blog

Thanks for this, @comp@ddict salvation is at hand, brother.

 

[randomuser111]

See ICS for sola in action

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Since it's not confirmed whether or not India will get the update tonight, I suggest you guys download Flashtool so you can download ftf of any region where it comes out tonight and flash it on your device

 

[Dark Star]

No update as of now, will keep you guys updated once I get a pop up

So excited

 

[comp@ddict]

No update as of now. If I update using PC companion software, all the apps and settings that I currently have on my phone will be lost or shall be retained?

If I use flashtool, same question on that too!

 

[ALPHA17]

No update as of now, will keep you guys updated once I get a pop up

So excited

Waiting on your go Boss-man.

Hope that my phone battery issues are solved in the coming week and then I can get the Android experience to the fullest. Cheerio!

No update as of now. If I update using PC companion software, all the apps and settings that I currently have on my phone will be lost or shall be retained?

Everything goes. Simple.

Better back up. =]

 

[comp@ddict]

Everythng goes? Apps contacts everything? Even when updating using PC Companion?


That sucks :/

 

[chiragsthakur]

Everythng goes? Apps contacts everything? Even when updating using PC Companion?


That sucks :/

Yup it does. Happened for arc s n neo v while upgrading them. But contacts werent deleted while updating xperia p to ics. Just the apps were gone. Backup your contacts using pc companion and then update

 

[Jakob]

The contacts won't be deleted cause they're synched in your gmail account.@comp@ddict Everything else gets flash,So do titanium backup OR use SMS Backup and restore to backup messages.The only thing which will suck is that you'll have to reinstall all the apps you've downloaded but ICS is good so it's worth it @ALPHA17 Why so serious?,You were gonna get ICS soon so it happened,Enjoy.Don't screw up while flashing.

Yup it does. Happened for arc s n neo v while upgrading them. But contacts werent deleted while updating xperia p to ics. Just the apps were gone. Backup your contacts using pc companion and then update

 

[comp@ddict]

Still no update

sadd

 

[Dark Star]

Well I've updated my bro XS (Companion Suite), ArcS (SEUS) and everything was fine . Donno whats the case with you guys

 

[randomuser111]

Well guys it's always recommended you go for a completely fresh install as if you keep your old stuff the phone may not be as smooth and fast as you'd like. So sync/backup your contacts and messages. All the apps I'd suggest you install fresh after ICS.

Anyway as for the update last night the Go got the update in some regions. Today maybe Sola/U will get. Fingers crossed.

ICS screenshots from the GO







Haha really nice Quadrant score though. Only 500-700 points behind my S

 

[Dark Star]

^^ Haven't used flashtool, any gripes and handicaps after using that Flashtool. ? I love TrackID don't wanna loose it

Any startup guide *noobinandroidflashing*

 

[comp@ddict]

I am a waiting a. Can't wait a anymore a

 

[ALPHA17]

The contacts won't be deleted cause they're synched in your gmail account.

I have not synced them, so will loose them. Not an issue as they are backed up on my desktop.

ICS screenshots from the GO

No update for my go.

 

[comp@ddict]

Is the update coming out this month or next month? At least I won't keep my hopes high that way