Slow SP after Android Update

[MrAntD]

I had a perfect xp, never any issues. The update arrived .... here's what has happened so far:

-updated  and phone became slow with flickering when screen went on and off.

-re updated with a factory reset (as recommended by some users). same issues, this time though - over heating, getting slower all the time. tried removing bloatware etc etc. no effect. still slow; (shouldn't have to do this any way, wasn't necessary with old jelly bean).

- phone broke: top 1cm of screen didn't react to touch. EE/Orange replaced within 24 hrs.

-New phone - came with old jelly bean:swift and as expected excellent. 

- notification came to update. did so and now my new phone is slow too!

[GreekXperiaSp]

if you want you can downgrade your phone to 4.1.2..
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z-ZL-ZR/How-to-manually-update-downgrade-root-2013-Xperias/td-p...
Dont forget to make a backup of your phone...
otherwise you can wait as all of us fkr a bug fix update or even kitkat update...lets hope for the second...
Another thi g you can do is to disable chrome to give you some extra ram...
For the upper top of the screen that doesnt work search this forum..there is a topic for thjs problem and a solution that worked for few people..

[MrAntD]

Cheers. Lets hope for an update. Surely Sony and contract providers will soon get sick of phones being destroyed by the update. I don't want to root my phone though, so will just have to wait. By the way, I dissabled diagnostics which has made a small  but significant difference, Will suffer Chrome for all its bad points I still use it a lot. Thanks.

[GreekXperiaSp]

i do t want too root my phone...i hope for a bugless update if that is possible..i wouldnt sah no to kitkat though...chrome and other google apps eat a lot of ram...so my suggestion is too deactivate the pre-installed apps you dont use..

[MrAntD]

I agree. Gone thru them all deleting and stopping where possible. Still, shame it's necessary it the 1st place eh. I've heard there will be no official Kitkat for the sp!

[GreekXperiaSp]

just few days ago an article said that sony give serious consideration to update Sp to kitkat after the petitions made by the users...so lets wait ti see...

[Elmo5]

Here's a list of apps. Disabling them improved my SP remarkably.

1. Chrome browser
2. Google Play Books
3. Google Play Games
4. Google Play Magazines
5. Hangouts
6. Socialife

7. Facebook

You can replace Chrome with another browser, eg. Dolphin, Firefox or Opera. 

[GreekXperiaSp]

http://www.justaboutphones.com/sony-xperia-sp-might-get-official-android-4-4-kitkat/

this is the article...

[MrAntD]

Nice one. where can u sign it?

[GreekXperiaSp]

http://www.change.org/petitions/to-sony-please-give-4-4-for-xperia-sp-as-it-is-fully-capable-device-...