topic Re: Time update is too slow. in XPERIA archive

Time update is too slow.

amiratiit — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:48:29 GMT

Consider this case:

I locked my screen at 10:40 pm and the home screen showed time as 10:40. After 10 minutes, when I unlock my phone for some work, I can see the time still as 10:40 which updates to the correct time i.e. 10:50, but with a slight delay.

This should not happen and does not happen in other phones which I have used like Samsung Galaxy (Android 2.1). Is it an OS issue or Xperia issue? This issue can sometime misguide user about the correct time who glances at his phone only for a moment. Is it caused by ICS upgrade?

Re: Time update is too slow.

_alexdon_ — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:28:53 GMT

some people complained about this toooo,it is a glitch from the ui.it takes a little to update the screen.

Re: Time update is too slow.

amiratiit — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:32:45 GMT

so??? what is the solution??

and i think it's not only with the clocke widget. it is an issue with any widget that updates on the home screen (like the weather widget) although it is most important for the clock widget.

More than the utility, it irritates me. There must be a solution to this? Or I am not going to buy sony again in my lifetime!!!

Re: Time update is too slow.

Uliwooly — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:10:29 GMT

the more widgets that you have the longer it will take to unlock, also do NOT install any taskillers, antivirus, battery apps, ram apps, if those apps were needed Google will add them to Android but aren't, Sony has some sort of contract with McAfee so it's included with Xperias.

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Re: Time update is too slow.

amiratiit — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:18:43 GMT

I dont think I have too many widgets. More over, the problem is not "slow unlocking", it is the fact that after unlocking, the widgets start to update and that takes time. This is just not expected from a smartphone with dual core and 1 GB RAM. Also, I don't have any performance enhancing app apart from MacAfee. What is the use of a smartphone if you do not utilize it by using those awesome home screen widgets that really make it different from a dumb phone.

Re: Time update is too slow.

Uliwooly — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:39:08 GMT

try a different home launcher app. also remove mcafee > restart your phone > see if that improves performance

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Re: Time update is too slow.

_alexdon_ — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:17:41 GMT

you could enable force 2d rendering,and set animation transitions to 0.5x

Re: Time update is too slow.

amiratiit — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:01:00 GMT

@Alexdon, by 2d rendering, you mean 'Force GPU Rendering: Use 2D hardware accelaration in applications' ?

Re: Time update is too slow.

_alexdon_ — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:22:54 GMT

yes,force gpu.try that and set the animation for transition and for windows at 0.5x.

Re: Time update is too slow.

amiratiit — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:45:11 GMT

Tried. It didn't work...

Re: Time update is too slow.

_alexdon_ — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:49:08 GMT

did you set the animations also?if doesn't work at all,you could do a software repair if this bothers you so much.but i don't guarantee that it will improve after repair.

Re: Time update is too slow.

amiratiit — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:52:40 GMT

What do you mean by software repair?

Re: Time update is too slow.

_alexdon_ — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:56:21 GMT

software repair means reinstalling the phone software with sony update service or pc companion.and after repair,a factory reset.it will improve phone performances.

Re: Time update is too slow.

amiratiit — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:58:50 GMT

I meant how do we do that?

Also, it would be better if somebody could tell me if this is reproducible in other handsets as well.

Re: Time update is too slow.

_alexdon_ — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:02:51 GMT

you download sus or pcc,and you select the repair software option.but repair only if you believe your phone is behaving very bad,otherwise leave it this way.

Re: Time update is too slow.

itskiran2000 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:37:55 GMT

I don't think its a bug, its an improvement for battery performance, immediately after lock phone goes to sleep, when u unlock it comes back and updates the time

Re: Time update is too slow.

amiratiit — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:42:38 GMT

@alexdon

Ohk I won't download the updates as my phone is otherwise working fine, except for such bugs. I wish there was a solution.

@itskiran2000

As i have said before, it can sometimes be misguiding and it does not occur even in the dumbest of the phones. If it's by design, I would say it's bad design. Anyway, even of the update is done after unlocking, it should be fast enough so as that it's not noticiable. The fact that it's a trivial issue makes it all the more irritating.

Re: Time update is too slow.

itskiran2000 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:48:57 GMT

how long urs taking to update, mine's under a sec noticable though

Re: Time update is too slow.

amiratiit — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:51:17 GMT

Yes, same here too.

Re: Time update is too slow.

itskiran2000 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:55:56 GMT

there r quite a lot of issues with ICS, laggy dialer, cam, wifi, can't do anything but wait