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April 26th, 2012, 09:37 GMT · By

Android 4.0 ICS for Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V and Xperia Ray Now Available in India

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Sony has started to deploy the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for some of its Xperia 2011 phones about two weeks ago.

Although the update was initially available in five countries, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland, Sony promised the rollout would continue over the next 4-6 weeks until all intended smartphones receive the update.

Good news for Android enthusiasts living in India as they will be able to upgrade their for Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and Xperia ray devices to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Sony Mobile India recently announced the immediate availability of the upgrade via PC Companion upgrading tool.

Unfortunately, some users who upgraded to Android 4.0 are already complaining on the fact that there are no performance changes at all, while some even experience issues with Wi-Fi connectivity.

The recent update worsens the phone (Xperia arc S) and their flagship Xperia S still without an ICS update.”

Wi-Fi doesn’t work anymore, any Xperia arc S user who faces this problem?” “It made my Xperia Neo V sloth slow... hate it.”

What a funny update. Yesterday I updated my Xperia neo V. ICS animation not available, ICS messaging not available, ICS keyboard not available, ICS wallpaper not available, ICS music player not available. Same like Gingerbread. ICS unlock not available, same like Gingerbread.”

Those who installed an older version of PC Companion desktop software are recommended to update to the latest iteration, otherwise the upgrading tool won’t show the update as available.

A lot more Xperia 2011 smartphone are scheduled to receive the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update by June, including Xperia PLAY, Xperia arc, Xperia neo, Xperia mini and mini pro, Xperia pro, Xperia active, as well as Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman. Stay tuned for more info on the subject.


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Comment #1 by: enkay on 26 Apr 2012, 11:51 UTC reply to this comment

i did the update and Ice cream sandwich is working fine on my Xperia Arc S. remove any useless or untrusted applications if any


Comment #2 by: Ericsson Ray on 28 Apr 2012, 04:10 UTC reply to this comment

the wifi doesnt work anymore, its a big problem! i dont know how would Sony release a buggy software like this. Could it be the case that this phones were branded as Sony Ericsson, and since its Sony Ericsson who promised this ICS update, Sony alone only playing the promise keeping game and not really caring about it?


Comment #3 by: Experis Neo V on 28 Apr 2012, 16:38 UTC reply to this comment

I updated my Neo V, wifi has stopped working sine then, its no more a smartphone just a phone


Comment #4 by: Vignesh Raj on 28 Apr 2012, 16:52 UTC reply to this comment

I'm using Xperia Neo V. Yes, its true, there are no performance enhancements. Just some UI has been changed. No Bug fixes at all. Many users were expecting a fix for Unlock screen issue, but there was no fix at all. Was Also expecting Native Video calling.


Comment #5 by: Bogdan on 29 Apr 2012, 22:12 UTC reply to this comment

i did the update on my xperia neo V and it suck's. the phone works so slow now and the games... pfff... can i downgrade it?


Comment #6 by: kdjhalamand on 02 May 2012, 14:46 UTC reply to this comment

Ics upgrade is really buggy on my xperia arc s........very slow .....can i downgrade it????


Comment #7 by: Den on 10 May 2012, 07:37 UTC reply to this comment

ICS performance is slow...slow...slow. Lost my trust to SE.


Comment #8 by: hashim on 13 May 2012, 12:33 UTC reply to this comment

i updated my ARC S to ICS...the video recording and even the video player lags ... the battery drain was more ... but the worst thin was regarding all the video issues ... i contacted sony UK .... they say the update is recommended for 1gb RAM handsets and we tried to warn people about it etc etc ... im disappointed a lot about this thing


Comment #9 by: AkshayS on 14 May 2012, 09:11 UTC reply to this comment

ICS in my Xperia Arc S makes no difference than the earlier one. Infact, its worse. Except for a few tweaks, the phone is much... much slower and hangs way too often. I so regret switching from my old school Nokia.


Comment #10 by: mega on 15 May 2012, 01:10 UTC reply to this comment

I updated my neo v and I reget it cuz of the very low performance, iwish I could Get back to gingerbread


Comment #11 by: lou on 17 May 2012, 22:04 UTC reply to this comment

I recently upgraded to ICS and it's seriously draining my battery. Having to charge every day, checked what's using up so much battery and it's the android system that is using 51% of the phone's battery. The phone also hangs a lot :(


Comment #12 by: Magid on 18 May 2012, 18:25 UTC reply to this comment

well i updated to ics , it is slow, it crashes , it has deformities more than it's animation advantages , I hope they can make a little faster


Comment #13 by: Daniel on 28 May 2012, 00:05 UTC reply to this comment

Same as everybody... Updated my Xperia Arc S (workin perfeclty) to ICS and now it lags a lot... A lot means 50% or more times the animations gets laggy or the phone hangs openning applications or the simple phonebook.... I'm so dissapointed...


Comment #14 by: jake on 19 Jun 2012, 16:06 UTC reply to this comment

should i download ics for my arc s?


Comment #15 by: alonso on 19 Jun 2012, 20:10 UTC reply to this comment

Installed update ics last week arc s now unstable and suffers WiFi connection problems etc its not a good phone anymore , contacted Sony and I believe an update on the update is coming ! Mm not happy.anymore thinking of moving to galaxy 3 .

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