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Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

kimozave — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:36:49 GMT

My Thoughts on Android 4.0.4 on Xperia Live with Walkman

-Sleeker Font Style.

-Camera Shortcut right from the Lock Screen.

-Able to access the drop down notification bar even when locked.

-Music Player access right from the lock screen

-New Owner Info Option display

-Face Unlock works great on Live with walkman.

-Awesome new themes. Xperia NXT Style! Although they are only wallpapers, not the live ones seen on 2012 devices. My favorite is Tourquoise (Did I spell that right?)

-The Performance Assistant will help you disable some of the apps that you dont need.

-There it is! Official Android 4.0.4. Ice Cream Sandwich. OH YEAHHHH!!!

-If you repeatedly tap on the Android Version Menu. This little Primitive Droid will surprise you. HEHE!!

-Oh, and there's also a new logo when you start up your phone : SONY ONLY not Sony Ericsson, and in its ever-so-recognizable font style. =P

-The Sony Ericsson Liquid Logo has also been changed to Walkman, with a bubbly and quirky animation.

-Ill try to post screenies if I can.

-Greatly Improved Android Browser. Seriously, It's WAAAAYYY smoother than the one in GB.

-The Browser runs smoother than GB.

-Websites with heavy flash content load smoothly. =D

-Saved Pages Option to view pages offline.

- Only Android provides true multitasking capabilities.

- Hold the Home Button and you will be taken to this new recent/running apps tab. Swipe to the right and that app is closed. =D!!!

-Widget Preview.

- A NEW Gallery aside from the Xperia Gallery. The new gallery provides edit options. Like Picsart or Instagram or Adobe Photoshop Express. So, if you want to save some precious memory, stick with the gallery editing options =D

-HD playback still smooth as ever. I don't know what the fuss is all about. =P

-Images look fine as they did in gingebread. It really depends on shooting situations.

-Captured 720p HD Videos doesn't lag for me. Play back is smooth. Same as in gingerbread.

-Maybe, People are just not used to the new interface, but with a little bit of tinkering, you should get used to it in no time. =P

-The New Camera Interface. It now includes a dedicated on screen camera button.

-Captured Photos Quality are the same as in Gingerbread.

-Captured 720p HD Videos run as smooth as in Gingerbread.

- The New YouTube App interface.

- The Lockscreen Music Player

- There was a review about not seeing the clock due to the music player. Duhhh, you can see it at the upper right corner. =P

- I love how the album art and the album name also appears. If you are like me who converts songs from youtube to mp3. A little app called Tune Wiki can help you edit its tags so you can enable infinity view. =D

-The New Dial Pad, which provides Smart Dialing.

-About the lagginess issue. It takes about 2-3 seconds to start. It depends on how many entries you have in your call log.

-There's a workaround on it though, access it through Contacts.

- RAM usage feels the same for me. Good Job on this one Sony. =D

- I was really worried about RAM ever since I read Sony's article about GB and ICS. They did well on optimizing this one.

- My screenshot is not the best there is since I was syncing Facebook inside Xperia. But, normally it has about 180mb used and 160mb free.

- New APPS installed. Some apps like Wisepilot for Xperia can now be moved to SD card, thereby freeing more phone memory.

- My New Homescreen. It retains the very convenient four corner bubbles.

- 5 Widget Panes

- A New Google Search Widget

- Walkman Player. I was expecting the music player from the NXT series. Hehe, but I guess this will have to do. =D

- I've never seen the refresh music library option even in the GB walkman player. Through experience, everytime I add a music file it gets added in real time. No refresh required...

- Oh, and also... I think the speaker is a tad bit louder than before. Like 20% louder. I noted no distortions

- The orange lights work as usual.

- Still no customizable equalizer. This is a walkman phone. It has to have superb music customization capabilities. =P

- Battery usage for me remains the same like in GB.

-Monster Use/Heavy Gaming : 4 hours (HD games cracked for HVGA screens i.e. Asphalt 6 Adrenaline, Need for Speed, Shadowgun, Dead Space) Although I doubt you could play that long due to the screen size and the cramps you may get from playing. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome anyone? Haha.

-Internet Browsing : 6-8 hours

-Video Playback using Stock Player and YouTube App : 6-8 hours

-Video Playback using MX player : 4-6 hours (I use it for my .avi files)

- I use Easy Battery Saver to Optimize battery performance.

In Super Mode it can last up to 24-36 hours with only texts and calls which I think is pretty impressive. I can go on 16 hour hospital shifts without worying about charging my phone.

In Normal Mode it can last 8-10 hours.

-It really depends on how you use your phone. I strongly believe it greatly varies with every user.

- Don't believe posts that say it doesn't run as smooth as GB. IT RUNS AS SMOOTH AS GINGERBREAD. EVEN BETTER. =P

- Sleeker new user interface.

- All of my apps and games still run smoothly on ICS. I'll keep searching for bugs.

- The ROBOTO font is awesome.

- I find the interface more intuitive and streamlined than GB.

- Lots of new features implemented. i.e. Smart Dialing, Face Unlock, Performance Assistant

- Icons have been remodeled.

- I also love how fluid it is now when it switches screen orientation. =D!!

- No bugs for me whatsoever.

- I miss the quirkiness of the GB user interface. Like the transparency of the messaging app. But I guess, I have to move on, change is for the better.

- A SOLID AND STABLE UPGRADE. NOW MY XPERIA LIVE IS COMPLETE.

Problems:

-Yes, the LED SMS notification doesn't work. But all other LEDs work. i.e. Yahoo Messenger, Incoming Calls, Twitter. I guess they may have overlooked this one. It's the only problem that I see. I find it livable still. Greater good for the greater number of people =P

-THANKS TO SONY!!! A huge step on the right direction.

-KIMOZAVE - NOOBIE SMARTPHONE USER

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

Dexter1 — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:16:16 GMT

hi kimozave, ur review seems to be full of praises for ICS, but I have gone through many threads on disadvantages of ICS, so very much confused if I should go with ICS update or not....

can you plz tell how was is experience on:

1. Dial pad - I have read its laggy.

2. The phone is having a hard time authenticating wifi connection when using WPA encryption.

3. Thumbnails in the gallery does not match the original picture.

4. Phone dies at 10% battery remaining.

5. SIM card keeps ejecting

6. Camera is more laggy and image quality is poorer

Thanks,

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

ShinOrochiX — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:23:12 GMT

People in different regions seem to have different issues, you don't have many, which region are you in?

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

kimozave — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:26:43 GMT

I am from the Southeast Asian Region - Philippines

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

kimozave — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:34:49 GMT

I did a repair after updating my Live to ICS. Maybe that helps?

1 Dial Pad - hmmm.. it takes 2-3 seconds to start.

2.My Wi-FI has WPA encryption, what I do is i turn my phone's Wi-Fi ON first, then I turn on my modem. It connects better that way.

3. Thumbnails are fine. Why wouldn't it match the original picture? LOL...

4. My Phone dies at 0% battery. =D

5. SIM Card stays put.

6. Camera is the same as in Gingerbread. Menu Icons have been changed and switched places. Image Quality is the same as in GB.

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

Dhonzkie — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:46:20 GMT

Buti ka pa ICS na ako hindi pa.. araw araw akong nag hihintay.. yun lang hehehe nice review in ICS on LWW.. yun din kasi phone ko eh.. coz in your review i will never change my mind to upgrade to ICS.

btw.. na-mention mo kasi ung live wallpaper ng 2012 Xperia.. meron ako nun APK file.. kung gusto mo lang email mo ko in dondonsoriano@yahoo.com..

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

kimozave — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:51:03 GMT

Thanks for the APK.

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

rajiv_kapoor — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:40:30 GMT

can we change the font ??

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

kimozave — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 03:37:30 GMT

No, you can't. But maybe if you are using a different home launcher you can. =D

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:27:40 GMT

Hi. Why my PC Companion doesn't show the update for android 4.0 yet???

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 11:19:22 GMT

My Live With Walkman doesn't show the ICS Update.

It says Your phone is already up to date. What can I do?

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

Dexter1 — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:07:34 GMT

Seems xLOUD is not working properly in ICS for LWW...In GB if xLOUD was disabled ringer volume used to become lower, but after update (and repair) to ICS there is no impact of disabling.

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

MarlonUk1 — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:22:59 GMT

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725189

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

tangoalexs — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:14:33 GMT

Hello, I'm from Indonesia

Sorry for my bad english, but I hope U r understand what I mean

I just want to share my problem after upgrade my LWW to ICS 4.0.4

after I read alot of threads, I just consider there are alot of user getting different pros and cons

after ICS update.

So, think twice to upgrade Ur HH

The bigest problem I get after upgrade is Wi-Fi problem, every times I try to connect my LWW to my office Wi-Fi it was start to obtaining IP address and take about a minute, but always getting limited connectivity

I wasn't realy know about this screen info but maybe this info can help some people to give me some clues to resolve my problem and help Sony employers to fix some of this upgrade bugs

another problem is:

- Sometimes it's getting laggy when I try to access some application or type numbers or words, sometimes I must restart my LWW to make it's back to normal

- alot of cache usage, every times I clear cache memory it's clearing around 10Mb++ (my old GB-2.3.4 just clear xxxKb memory)

allover is running well:

- Save battery using better than b4

- Internal storage usage is much lower than b4

I keep this upgrade for a moment, hope I get any solution to fix my problem soon (already try alot of method include repair & factory reset but can't help)

I hope my Info can help everyone, Thx

*Edited

First I want to say really sorry to SONY bout my Wi-Fi problem is totally my mistake, I just inserting wrong password >,<</p>

it's really embarasing couse I miss one of that password make the Wi-Fi say "Limited connectivity"

But I still wondering why it's say like that not "Wrong password" or simply "unable to connect"

after all my Wi-Fi working already

Thanks SONY

Message was edited by: tangoalexs

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

kimozave — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:07:50 GMT

Sorry for the late reply. I guess you may have already figured it out. But anyway, try using Sony Update Service instead of PC companion.

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

kimozave — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:12:35 GMT

NICE!!! It's very tempting!!! I've considered rooting my phone several times but, I'm afraid I might BRICK it. Will try this on my Live once I get a Xperia V.

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

kimozave — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:14:35 GMT

Try updating through Sony Update Service. Have you checke the SI number list?

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

akashtarudas — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:32:28 GMT

kimozave ;

I had downloaded assassin's creed : altair's chronicles on my phone when it was running in GB and it worked smoothly . now on ics the game starts and then suddenly shuts down .Plz help .

For the xperia NXT music app ,mail me at akashtarudas@gmail.com .(although the orange light doesnt work with it )

- Akash Taru Das

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

kimozave — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:01:07 GMT

Have you tried : Force GPU Rendering.

This issue happens to the game Dead Space too. These are what I call "Heavy Games". hehe...:smileysilly:

So what I do is: I set Background Process Limit to : No Background Processes at the Developer Options Menu.

It should work fine. (*crosses fingers*)

I wanna try that Walkman App you have! Could you send me the file.:smileygrin:

Re: Xperia Live with Walkman on Android 4.0.4 (with screenies)

seadra — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:17:57 GMT

i've updated my phone and done a repair, now my phone's build number: 4.1.B.0.587

it fixed my battery issue. it used to die at 10-25% but not anymore. and i think it also fixed my wifi issue, i don't need to reset that often anymore. hope the fixes last, i've only had my update and repair for a day.

a lot of its camera settings were gone though (macro, white balance, etc.) but overall, performance and features, it's an improvement.

does anybody know how i can join phone contact with facebook contacts so profile pics will appear on contacts?