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XPERIA U ICS update issues

manup1234 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:04:26 GMT

I have a Xperia U phone and had updated my phone to ICS one month back as soon as it was available.Although the new ICS update has improved many a features of the phone and made the device faster I am sorry to say that the update is having many silly issues.I wanted to know whther the issue is faced by others also having XPERIA U with ICS and whther there is any way to overcome it.The issues are listed below.

1.Unable to delete media files

After the ICS update I am unable to delete video files form gallery(movies).Currently using Andro file explorer for deleting.

2.Contact sending Using SMS

I know this is an old issue with andriod.ie unable to send contacts as text message(not mutimedia) using android.However earlier we could atleast copy the phone number and then paste it in the message to be send.But now the copy number option is gone.Now I need to write it down and then text it it to send a contaact as SMS.

3.Live wallpapers and themes have been seperated

The themes section has now been standardised for all XPERIA series I think.It may be good for most of the other Xperia phones.However it is bad news for XPERIA U users.This is because of the LED strip of XPERIA U.Earlier the themes for XPERIA U,P and S were unique and had a little bit metallic finish with all the themes having live wallpapers.Now the themes section has been changed.First we need to change the theme (for eg Ruby) which will bring the new static theme and the LED strip colour will change likewise.However the new themes are not not metallic looikng and less colour e accordingly depth which produces a less bright LED strip colour.But the live wallpaper colour has been retained with the same old theme colours with more depth and grat fininsh.However the LED strip colour will not change accordingly if we change to live wallpaper.Thus there is currently a mismatch b/w the wallpaper colour and the LED Strip colour.This is an issue unique for Sony xperia U only.

4.Lack of Adobe Flash support

5.Android sysytem downloading files every time connected to internet

6.Power saver mode gone after update

7.Facebook integration has been disabled by performance assistant

8.Battery status does not change automatically while charing.This only gets updated after discharging form the charger or by restarting the device.Also status LED some times give wrong colour.(ie shows blue sometimes)

9.Even after removing from the recent apps list some of the apps are still running in the backruond which really nullifies the new change.

10.Performance issues with games.

I also wanted to ask a generic question about the RAM for XPERIA U.IS IT 512 or 385 as the system shows only 385.

Plase answer for these issues

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

manup1234 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:12:10 GMT

One more serious issue not resolved even after ICS that I forgot to mention

The Loudness of the phone is very less for the phone even wlie connecting a standard headset.The loudspeaker loudness is also vey low when compared to most of the Xperia phones.

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

chirag14 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:16:47 GMT

me also facing same problem, i also hve xperia u and updated it to ics but i my fade up in two days, as it has slow down phone performance and many time it hangs, can u tell me tht can i rollback to previous version gingerbread. mail me at bhurio14@gmail.com

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

Johan — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:51:56 GMT

Some of the points you bring up is according to specification but I would like to know how many of the issues that you report that remain after reinstalling the phone software using SUS.

http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/update-service/

Let me know.

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

manup1234 — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:07:00 GMT

Thanks Johan for the link..Surprisingly none of the issues have been solved afer the update..

Also please do note some other issues for the phone after the updation

11.Cant share mp3 files from walkman main list..However if I make a Favorite list,the files can be shared form that list.

12.Camera quality has decreased After the update.

3.Why cant I use the front cam for making 3G calls?

Also please look into the points 1,2,&12 of the question more seriously as all these can be easily solved.These issues are only faced for Sony Xperia phones after updation to ICS.I have checked both Samsung and HTC phones having ICS and none of them have this issue.

Also please check for the theme issue which is unique for Sony Xperia U.

Can any of the manufacturers tweak the OS so that the contact sending can be done using text SMS as this would be of huge help for many users.

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

manup1234 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:45:03 GMT

Sony Xperia Support guys please replyPlease reply

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

KRISH — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:00:57 GMT

Apart from the above mentioned issues, I m facing following issues in Xperia U

No Notification (Sound / Led light) for SMS or Facebook updates
Sometimes No ringtone for incoming call
If you are with headphones, you are not able to listen to the speaker even when you remove the headphones. Multiple restart solves the issue for while.

If the basic functionality of call and SMS is neglected what is the use of using the phone.. ??!!:smileyangry::smileycry:

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

Stinovitsj — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:26:24 GMT

Johan,

My friend has a Sony Xperia Mini Pro and with his update to ICS came the possibility to secure the phone with a kind of face lock. Is this face lock coming to Xperia U or not?

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

sirch777 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:21:27 GMT

The ICS update just kills the Xperia U in terms of performance, it forever laggs & hangs & is painful to use (It cant handle the ICS version update as I have now updated to it twice to confirm this & on both occasions had to send it back into the repair centre to revert it back to - although still not perfect - the more manageable Gingerbread.

So frustrating being stuck with this phone now as had it longer than a couple months and cannot return which was simply for the fact that there were updates in the pipeline being promised to fix the phones problems with its Gingerbread & inevitably the eventual promised ICS release so of course I hung in as still liked the phones design and compactness (And at the time thought to be value for money).

Now cant use sitting there waiting ICS and instead stuck on Gingerbread which still has its own problems of phone freezing and app crashing .. Grrrr so irritating (And all Sony Support keep telling you is to RUN the REPAIR process from their Companion software, I have honestly done this about 10 times since having the phone for 4 months on botht he ICS & Gingerbread versions, and again the same problems persist - I'm exhausted from configuring this phone over and over again!!).

I'm going back to the phone store I bought it from to return it now to them for the 3rd time, and will be bring all my examples & logged dates of the Phones functionality problems & failures with me to state a clear case of 'not fit for purpose', as I'm definately not gonna be leaving with this phone again thats for sure!!

Heres a couple probs still persisting on the Gingerbread version I expereinced this week alone:

Received call whilst listening to music, but there was no usual ringing, but instead everything just went silent and saw on the handset an incoming call. (I ignored the incoming call, and when it stopped ringing the music didn't come back on, although it showed as playing ?? (starting & stopping the app didn't resolve the issue - nor force closing the music player, eventually had to reset the phone).

Later on received another call whilst listening to music, everything went fine & I answered the call ok and got to about the first 5 seconds of my conversation with the caller before it dropped them ? (They where calling from a landline and I wasn't moving with my phone ??

(but interestingly now the music at least returned post a call which it didnt earlier)...will keep an eye on the dropping call thing.

listening to music and browsing twitter, many times a distorted disruption to the music whilst browsing the twitter newsfeed. Eventually the phone rebooted itself.

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Latest is when trying to open the likes of BBC Iplayer, or FaceBook or even my Gmail (random Apps) but 50% of the time the 'FORCE Close' App prompt is displayed and the App fails to start untill trying again (Sometimes a 3rd time).

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Does anyone elses Xperia U distort the music your are listening to whenever your bring it out of Standby i.e. push teh Power button to turn the screen on?? (Grrrr soo irritating having this blast of discomfort through your earphones!!)

Message was edited by: sirch777

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

ghencea-RO — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 08:10:00 GMT

That's why they stopped JB upgrade for XU. GB is the best choice in terms of XU specifications. What's the point of having the latest Android if it kills your phone?

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

manup1234 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:16:33 GMT

I dont agree with this at all.A less specked sony xperia J and equally specked Xperia go is getting jelly nean update then why not xperia u.if not jelly bean sony should atlest bring out another ics update to solve the issues.there is no use in announcing new updates to ur phones if u cant even solve the existing issues.And for that matter I disappointed to say that sony wont reach anywhere with xperias and their upcoming series if auch is the condition of their current phones.I personally wont recommend an xperia to a customer if such is is state of one of largest sold and most popular phone of sony in the mid range sement

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

sjanzeir — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:28:55 GMT

I bought two Xperia U's a couple of months ago, with the idea being to replace my two rather aging Xperia Rays. I only just started (begrudgingly) using them on Gingerbread because I'm still waiting for the ICS update to be deployed in Saudi Arabia. Naturally, I still prefer using the Rays, on account of them already running ICS.

Someone mentioned the size (or lack thereof) of the U compared to most other Android handsets from Sony and other makers, which is exactly why I went for the U (and the Ray before that.)

That said, having read through this thread, I'm not even sure that I want to update either U to ICS anymore - which probably means that I just threw away a good chunk of money on two Xperia-branded paperweights!

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

sirch777 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:45:16 GMT

It makes me angry reading that people are still stuck with this headache that Sony has 'mis-sold' to cunsumers around the world.

In a rush attempt to gain market share, Sony - as in the case of the Xperia U - marketed a phone for the middle weight devision & realizing from their market research that the majority of the consumers rate highly that the phone have the latest Operating system i.e. ICS, then that is exactly what they attempted to deliver - however obviously this is where the relationship between the Sony Marketing & strategy crew is clearly disfunctional from that of their Research and development.

The phone may be advertised as a All signing and dancing DUAL CORE 1000mhz, but it acts far from it compared to other branded makes and models of phones which are Dual Core 1000Mhz. (And yet half of the Xperia U users out there dont even realize what they are missing as they dont have anything to compare it to usually.

The phone has its own problems and flaws on Gingerbread which they have still yet to fix, But - if your provider allows the ICS update - then the ICS may fix these initial Gingerbread functionality & realiability quirks, but then ICS brings the disasterous Performance issues along which may the already sub acting DUAL COre 1000mhz spec phone act like it is a 100mhz single core - it really is that ridiculous at times - Hence the Uturn in Sony realizing whatever & howee the Xperia U, it clearly cant handle the ICS requriements. (Which this completely goes against everything they advertised & sold it as i.e. BUY NOW, ITS FUTURE PROOF AS WILL SOON HAVE ICS UPDATE.

SONY messed up big time here, and legally aint gonna admit it for obvious financial loss & consumer loss of confidence reasons. They're support line I contacted are also non the wiser the problem with the phone, and just kept saying, stay tuned as perhaps an udpate will be available OR the best is,.."HAve to tried a reset/reinstall of the phone" - which I did about 5 times a week.

As resorted back to my old HTC Desire C phone (A Single 800mhz) which out performed just mere daily interaction responsiveness of the Xperia U I had. For 7 months I fought an escalation case with my provider in the UK on ground of the manufactorer Sony basically false advertising a non-ICS compatible phone & it clearly struggles to operate as such, so then not fit for purpose.

I am now the happy owner of a Samsung Mini S3 (Yes it may be abit more expensive than the Xperia U - but at least it does what it says it does on the description details and as advertised.

I will never buy another Sony product (they also messed up recently with Sony Playstations, selling flawed consoles to the consumer whom then where ignore when raising problems with the sony support line. They are a large organization whom have lost the plot and are out of touch on how to deal with the people that keep them in business.

Go Samsung - you will not regret it - htere is a reason they are kicking ass in the market at teh moment - as they have done their homework (unlike the fools at sony).

Good luck.

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

shadabsowad — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:45:44 GMT

I have recently updated my device to ICS...

Problem Faced in GB:

1) Sometimes hen the headphone was connected i was unable to hear the phone calls. I had to restart my device.

2) At the time of charging sometimes the battary didnt update the percentage. For getting the update percentage i had to restart the device.

Problem Facing in ICS:

1) 368 Ram was enough for GB. But for ICS it is too small. So I am unable to use any theme or launcher for getting the best performance.

2) Battary percentage issue is still exists.

Excepts those two problem mentioned above on the ICS section my phone is running very good. It is not slow or doesnt get hang

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

cinchona — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:54:05 GMT

no offence, but i think u lads complain too much. true, the phone just after the update to ics is laggy, but it just need to be optimised removing a bit of crap and tweak it a little bit. it needs to be rooted, and probably few people dont want to do that because scared to do something wrong even if it is higly improbable. once u get control of your phone it's a new world. the phone is fast and no lag. i always have 130 mb of free ram

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

Seena — Sat, 04 May 2013 08:55:53 GMT

Hi guys,

Even i am facing many problems with xperia U after the ICs update.

These sony guys are not even coming up with some solution!! I am waiting for the wARRANTY PERIOD TO GET over so that i can play arounbd with the device!!

I saw only one reply from the support people to your post!! very bad this is!

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

jatinrungta — Sun, 05 May 2013 05:09:56 GMT

you dont need to wait for warranty

just start it

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

ponnappan_r — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:24:57 GMT

i too got your problem,,, since last 6 month i am using the xpera u... each month my phone will be sleep in sony service center ... Did u got the solution for the while hering the musing using headphone.. ?

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

230199 — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 11:53:22 GMT

Thanks for link sony i haven't got issuses now

Re: XPERIA U ICS update issues

Ankit_s — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:17:36 GMT

Facing too much problem after updated in ICS. Proximity sensors are not working problem, applications are automatically closing and many more issues........... Advice to sony :- plz provide another latest update of ICS which are free from all the issues and lags so that we can trust on ur product and also it is ur responsibility to retain the current consumers by providing best services from ur side.......... LG co. Is providing latest updates to its old smart phones even after launch of its new products so plz learn from ur competitor and provide better softwares.... Thanks in adv