Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

  • Released 2011, September
    117g, 8.7mm thickness
    Android 2.3.4, 4.0.4, not up to 4.1
    1GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.2"
    480x854 pixels
  • 8MP
    720p
  • 512MB RAM
    Snapdragon S2
  • 1500mAh
    Li-Po

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT18i
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT18a
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2011, August. Released 2011, September
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Platform OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.4 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal 1GB (320MB user available), 512MB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS; GLONASS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+
HDMI port
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
NeoReader barcode scanner
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 460 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 35 min (3G)
Music play Up to 37 h
Misc Colors Pure White, Midnight Blue, Misty Silver, Gloss Black, Sakura Pink
SAR EU 0.66 W/kg (head)    
Price About 210 EUR
Tests Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S - User Reviews

  • Without a doubt a fantastic and timeless design. Especially in white. I still have this, and replaced it with the Xperia Z (C6603) in 2014. The only issue I had with the Arc S was the bezel cracking (widely documented design flaw) above the proximity sensor. My phone is still intact but the crack is an eye-sore. Aside from that, was a great phone which I still use as an offline (and keep-at-home) music player.

  • still an outstanding design .....standing at 2019 and carrying essence of 2011 it looks obsolete as per configurations.....but the shape and built is still unbeatable this days. Sony ericsson has created some masterpieces in its time .......wish if they could be here today also .......miss them

  • BEAUTIFUL! Real looker AT its time. A head-Turner. Remember a collegeu had it rocking. Fine piece of gear. RIP Sony Ericsson. Always stylish and focusing on camera and features.

  • if they did and they had xenon flash, id buy it in a heartbeat!

  • I wonder to this day if Ericsson were still making phones in 2019, what they would be like.

  • If Sony never bought out Ericsson's stake in the venture, maybe Sony would have a way larger market share as of now, it's sad seeing the state of Sony phones nowadays.

  • I agree with you 100%. I miss them too :(

  • sony ericsson mobile is great . Plz modified this mob . And released in market. I like very much looking of this mobile. Great looking and one handed mobile.

  • This is Ericsson's last ever phone. I'll forever miss you :'(. Your phones were always great. :'(

  • Bought it back in July of 2012 and still using as of now :). The phone itself is not bad at all, except the internal storage limitation and not being compatible with some apps (now). Agree with the previous comment: the last flagship from SonyEricsson. Will be updating to XZ Premium.

  • im still using this phone for backup phone. The last flagship from Sony Ericsson.

  • This has been my phone for I guess more than 6 years now, battery still lasts more than a day easily (was 6 days initially!), one of the best pieces of electronics I've ever owned! Wish they'd release an update, same design, up-to-date components.

  • I wonder if there are those people out there that still use this phone as a daily driver in 2018.

  • when is asking you for the password, click emergency calls, enter *#*#7378423#*#* whit that you are in the service menu, look for factory reset or simular. Just make sure your battery is fully charged before resetting the phone.

  • who know how to reset this phone,i can't remember my password because so long i don't touch this phone thank you. #sorry for my english

  • I have this phone. I bought it very cheap so it paid off (10 euro). Good camera and i can watch youtube with no problems. But I can not install much of applications.

  • only 1gb?? shit crap i will never by that phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:(

  • 1GB storage. In a flagship released in 2011. Even budget phones of 2011 and even old phones from 2006 have more storage than this.

  • its Great I heve this phone too around 5 years, Its the all of nostalgic sence of phone for me. thank for sony.

  • Hardware-wise, the SO-02C is slightly different (has an IR next to the camera). Software-wise, the SO-02C has Japanese-carrier (NTT Docomo) bloatware which are completely useless outside of Japan. You're better off sticking with the international firmware. Would recommend the stock ICS but with all the bloatware removed (not disabled); the LT18 is slow but usable today.

  • Is Xperia Acro SO-02C same with this phone? And is it okay to install non-japanese firmware on xperia acro SO-02C? Help me guys. :'(

  • Hey guys , am having this phone from the last 5 years , and it still works very fluent . No complaints at all. This phone was Beast at that time when it was rulling the market . I am in love with this phone , and I never sell this too , because this is priceless for me and was my first smartphone .

  • I have been using my fon for 3 years now but recently about 3 days ago its started to cause worry for me.whenever am using it it just goes off n comes on by itself,n when it comes on only the SONY n XPERIA parts show then it goes back off,the Cycle continues and its worrying

  • Hey dude,don't use any custom rom my advice to you,flash this best rom i have used i got 8677 on antutu benchmark,stable wifi,better battery it's official after the .587 it was released by vodafone or something anyways more info in the link goodluck

  • Do a search on google: Sony ericsson Xperia Arc S xda.On that site you should find out any custom android version you want for your phone. But I strongly recommend you to not flash anything higher than android 4.4 kitkat because those newer versions will be much laggier even than your current stock version. KitKat is the fastest android you could find for a 512MB or even 1gb of RAM phone.

  • the phone actualy has slow connection when ze wifi is operated and has low internal storage as well and how do we progress wheather we want to write the IP adress

  • my own has gotten a problem of Wiping and I have about 4000 contact on it, so pls how am I going to get my contacts back? am in need of it plss help me, even if you say I should bring back the phone to your company I will, just to get my contacts back..

  • This is a junk phone it always lost Wi-Fi conection and was always so slow and had very little internal storage

  • Excellent phone, this post written on it. 2017 will be a new one, missing LTE.

  • excellent phone, still using this phone 4year 3 months over. the best phone ever.

  • Excellent Phone Still Going Strong After 4 Years! Would like to cynogen mod it to lollipop or marshmallow. Possible? How? Safe? Want to keep this best friend going! Thanks for any help, links etc. sainty

  • i need arc s xperia

  • same here

  • Its obvious that phone can't keeping up with nowadays softwares and applications updates But I still love it The body shape arc the Sharp colors the camera Its precious phone arc s

  • best phone ever! my friend used it for 2 years passed it to me and I've been on it too for 2years but it still function as new, the battery is superb!

  • i have had this phone for the last 5 years. i am sure it's one of the best, although the specifics are low standard nowadays. its camera is high standard though. i have tortured the phone in any possible way, i have thrown it in the bathtub, i have almost smashed it with heavy things by accident, the last year i have broken the back of it and it is almost open, with the battery exposed etc, and yet, IT WORKS JUST FINE. i am sure it can last for another year or so but it's time to say goodbye. one of the best. thank you for all the times and all the photos

  • i'v owned one of these for the past 4 years and it still works great even today. its truly in my opinion one of the best phones i have ever used.

  • am facing battery problem with my phone and some time is hot

  • the fone is a good fone.aside some few problems which i have with it the android version is not upgradable the memory is too small there is no front camera too

  • not on and only welcome not xperia

  • Am in ghana and when i choose GSM my data enable becomes blank and i cant put it on.

  • You can.

  • I have running cyanogenmod on this phone, but not sure which method were used to root. There should be tons of information about rooting it in xda forums.

  • You can, I have running cyanogenmod on this phone, but not sure which method were used to root. There should be tons of information about rooting it in xda forums.

  • Can you please give me some instructions how to do the same? I have the same phone for 4 years and I don't want to change it :)

  • How can i root it

  • You can not.

  • after 4 years and I m make it use as GPS maps in car, it still nice working after I factory reset.

  • Hi have just use the phone for since 2013....but last year november it started shuting up itself and starting on itself untill the phone battery go off. kindly assist. Thanks.

  • my internal memory is insufficient,how can it expand??

  • I've had it for 4 years, it has fallen multiple times but only the cover broke a bit and this because I dropped it from 1.5 meters high on a rocky road. The screen is intact. Only disadvantage is that it has started to freeze sometimes and has no more space for apps, since the apps keep upgrading and need more space and some of them don't even get stored in memory card. I will keep having it though for a year or so, then I'll go for an iPhone 6 and hopefully it will cost less by then. :)

  • i've got this phone for more than 4 years. This is a good phone very hard to break. it fall a lot of time, but always working good now. Low spec indeed but do the work. You will hate this phone if you keep using offical rom. Root it, install a CM rom, and the xperia arc got a second life. Really. I use knightly KitKat, Rooted, ext-sd for more internal space.

  • have been using it for 3 years now. if you need a good looking phone for calling, internet browsing, then this is a great choice. have dropped it several times, just recently it did fly out my pocket while running - no cracks, nothing. it doesnt even scratch. the internal memory though is poor. you can play games but nothing big. recently i have this problem that i cannot connect to my wifi router. although my arc s is pretty much in perfect condition, i think it is time for an upgrade.

  • You do know that this device is well over 4 years old, right? Look at the specs!

  • Xperia Overlay is a beautiful ROM, try it guys and let us know how it went. Drop your comments well.

  • Believe me, there is only one best rom for this arc s. Number 1 ROM: Xperia ™ Overlay OTA. Based on: Xperia Z3 4.4.4. I am using this ROM and is WoW. What a good stable and fast.

  • ericson product sucks i won't advice u 2 buy dis rubbish product it hangs/freeze always

  • The most beautiful phone I've ever seen and used. New Sony phones all are ugly.

  • The best phone ever with Mike s android KitKat 4.4.4 CM11. 30-08-2015 rom. Everything is fast. Wifi is good. Stable and good battery life .

  • Im very happy with Arc S . The fastest and stable rom with no bugs is Super Jelly Bean 8.0 (4.1.2) with SuperFusion kernel. And move all apps to sdcard with link2sd plus (ext2 2gb)

  • I can't connect my arc s to the computer ,any help

  • Good phone low ram however but still better then a lot of other phones nice screen camera at the time isn't bad better then average as some shots r pretty cr%% Internet data its a killer with very fast again compared to a few other brands only wish as below it would be rooted correctly to remove the apps the phone struggles with it running just one two apps at a Time graphics r lush tho. Don't believe these should be selling so high and I actually believe phones that r more poor construction r more popular. Use this until u get your hands on a Z3/Z4/ or Z5

  • Thanx, I'll try that :)

  • I love this Phone . Whith 4.4.4 CM11 is very good performance en stable. No laggy.

  • Install Lucky patcher it will help you move app from internal memory to Sd card Root permission needed in this method.

  • I love this Phone . Lollipop 5.1.1 cm12.1 is very good performance and no laggy.

  • Unlock your bootloader. Root it. flash it . Search internet how to do.

  • How to upgrade the android to a higher version

  • A really good phone. Android 4.4.4 KitKat CM 11. battery is also good. No problems.

  • Great phone with amazing features only that my camera only gives me cunexpectedly any help to solve this problem. Can't take picture with the camera please

  • For this model, media cannot be stored on phone memory. Uninstall unuseful apps to clear some space.

  • Maybe you should teach me how to root the thing, I think that would solve my problem.

  • Does anyone have a solution to moving things from phone memory to SD Card? i.e. Music, Photos, Videos... cos mine is constantly complaining about memory running low and it's running very slow itself. Sometimes just freezes and restarts. Quite irritating. Even iPhones aren't this irritating.

  • change ur sd card

  • Flash arc s firmware

  • I have been using Japanese Xperia Arc S (SO-01C) for two years now and the phone is still working fine. This is a great phone with a good camera. The physical design of this phone looks nice too. I never had problems with this phone, even the battery is great as well. I would like to thank Sony for releasing this kind of mobile device.

  • This phone is "good enough." However, my camera 'froze' and it has never worked again. Each time i tap on the camera application, a pop up message reading "The application camera(process com.sonyericsson.android.camera) has stopped unexpectedly. please try again." Any assistance?

  • on my phone i put the password but it not open please tell me what i can do please

  • Hi, please tell me how can i install 5.1.1 to this phone thanks

  • apps are installed on the internal storage (1gb) not external (8gb or whatever sdcard u have) u can move apps to sd in serttings => apps => "select your app" => Press "move to sd card" |||| or Settings => Applications => Manage Apps => "select your app" => Press "move to sd card"

  • phone is god only if u know how to make it good, i installed android 5.1.1 custom ROM and i know everything approximatelly in this phone, i made it work well while its a shit really

  • worst phone it says 8 gb card included but always says insufficient space

  • 442kitkat

  • I had this phone for 3,5 years.It fells on the floor,asphalt,i even step on it with my shoes-the screen was untouched.on the begining you can play any game you want it works perfect.the only problem is his memory.even if you erase your old apps,pics,music you want be able to download bigger apps-error no space.back camera good, front camera doesnt have.

  • Gud but low ram.

  • Gud but low ram.

  • Androud 4. 0.4

  • Can we still buy?

  • i just want to ask if its possible to change the cover of my 2011 experia arc its finished but cant let go

  • yes. there are pretty much ROMs out there for our Arc S. If You want to use KitKat on your Arc S Try the following ROMs. google it. Xperia UltraKat by StevanDj. {for Xperia z2 Kitkat style} Cyanogenmod 11 (for stock Google{nexus} experience.) Cyanfox ROM etc. if u are a noob and new to flashing and stuff i can help you out. My e-mail : [email protected]

  • You installed a custom rom?Installing a fresh stock rom helps...if done right

  • Overall this phone is great, but the storage space just sucks, even with an SD card in it . I can't even download a simple game like Candy Crush. If you're looking for a phone simply just for using it to call + text message + receive calls , then this is for great, but other than that no.

  • superb mobile, slim and good quality

  • please anytime I try to take a photo, it display that camera activity not responding...what could be the cause

  • extremely good phone for that era. i accidentally dropped it from about 2 floors but the touch is still working very well although the glass screen is broken. awesome photo quality too.

  • how can i update my phone ,and witch upgrade is better ??

  • osm phone, with very high durability .... (y)

  • I love this phone. This Xperia was used since 2011.I dropped it several times, but still, it works well. I am very satisfied with the photos. Clear and vivid... photos appear way better than other phone brands... I also like it's HDMI out feature. I can just bring the cable with me and ut would work on any HDMI capable TV. I am a music lover, since the Walkman days...I am a fan of Sony... The phone's audio output is great. I love it on my Jabra Clipper.

  • you can update it using sony pc companion, well they removed the sony update service already so pc companion should be used instead, :)

  • Yes even I

  • Yes even i am facing this issue , now i did Factory Reset

  • 1 - try scratching the card within the slot (back and fourth) 2 - try a different card 3 - card should't be larger than 32 Gb (event max allowed will bring some lags) good luck

  • does anyone facing problem like not detecting the SD card,(like videos,whatsapp images etc)though my memory capacity is more...plz help..

  • you can actually upgrade to 4.4 kitkat, search it on YouTube, you'd get videos of those who have upgrade theirs via custom roms, although it is risky.

  • how can i connect to mobile network? im already connected before for a defferent simcard brand, but when i change brand due to a luck of signal, i can't connect anymore. if anyone can answer me it will be a big help, and i will be greatful. thx..

  • No not Yet , only Ice Cream sandwich is available .

  • yes..i observe that it does..but not always.. i even wander why..

  • how can i transfer my phone memory to d external memory coz i keep deleting my videos/music/application whenever my phone memory is full,the fact that i have 16GB external memory :-( i tried to transfer it manually but it doesnt's go through "-( pls help me on how to expand my memory/or use the external memory because i want to donwload impt applications like dictionary/bible/viber etc :-( thanks so much.and where can i buy the case online, i live n d province :-( thanks much. God bless.

  • pls, if any1 has upgrade to 4.4.4 kitkat. he/she should tell us how you did it. I.e tell us specific blog, video tutorial , softwares.

  • Good Mobile , only Memory is less :) and everything is perfect

  • can you explain

  • it is a good phone

  • search XDA forums for upgrade to KitKat v4.4.4. Good Luck!

  • yes, supports 3G. use XDA forums to upgrade ypur phone to KitKat 4.4.4 - CM11.0.

  • i instaled manualy 4.0.4 and phone have more memory and longer battery life

  • I have been using this phone since last year and didn't get any software update for it. And one more thing is it 3G supported or not?

  • I cannot get the upgraded version. Still using 2.3.4 version

  • I cannot get the upgraded version. Still using 2.3.4 version

  • i had this phone for like 2-3 yrs now i jus swap to xiaomi i can tell u this phone dun hav a 4g as well as a front facing camera n i hated the button on the bottom as as good phonw shud not have physical buttons tat jus my opinion

  • is this phone getting heat while using?? frnds please reply me...

  • heyy!!!! but hows it works???plz send me a steps

  • U Can Install Coustm Rom The device Will be Freaking great!

  • I want to buy for gaming?is it ok?

  • Try flashing a stock firmware

  • just bought xperia arc s in used,everything is perfect probbaly the best mobile in term of design, i have only issue with it and that is it is not catching wifi signals proparly browsing speed is so slow,can any user help me that how to fix it or any soloution??? how to on 3g on it?? you me help me by mailing on [email protected]

  • Does lt18i has the facilities for editing micro soft documents such as excel, pdf, etc.

  • It does have 3G and it works perfectly alright.

  • Has it got a mini-sim? Does phone have front camera like? cause if you closely at the top, especially in pictures, it seems to have one.

  • My xperia Arc Lt18i does it have 3g network

  • is the sony 4g compatible

  • partitions a sd card on ext4 format and install cm12 unofficiall with kernels legacyxperia included. After them, your phone internal will be update to size partitions created first.

  • i will like to move appl from phone memory to sd card...if there is any novation that can help do it in Arc s model...i cant use properly phone the phone memory is very low...need ur help ! Thx

  • i will like to move appl from phone memory to sd card...if there is any novation that can help do it in Arc s model...i cant use properly phone the phone memory is very low...need ur help ! Thx

  • Why don't u tell us their prices in us dollar ..

  • Why don't u tell us their prices in us dollar ..

  • Press and hold "Lower sound" button and power button together

  • When I carry the applications I can not because the phone memory is full I want to Remember Me applications in external memory

  • Three years of owning Xperia arc, I can say that it is the most reliable phone I've ever had in my life, and probably will ever have. When buying, had a choice between iphone 4 or Arc, and preferred arc due to a much superior design and larger screen. First year was flawless,not a single lag not performance drop. Loved every minute with it,no matter if it was gaming or calling or Web surfing.then inevitably performance was decreasing due to double and quad core phones being released. This forced me into custom modding of the phone, and as I've got to realise, there is a lot of development being done even now, after 4 years since the phone was released,which falls a lot about the story behind the Arc. Eventually the body of the phone started to fall apart,as due to busy life style,dropped the phone on everyday basis,but never had a crack on the screen,and the frame of the phone was sustaining drops over 2 meters. I was highly impressed with this phone and how even when I tried to break it,it didn't give up. The only thing that I can say to a company now called Sony, you had lost a great opportunity to win the market that year by releasing single core phone,at the time when galaxy s2 was released,which was only popular because of performance. A great and reliable phone that could be second game changer after iphone, but now is forgotten...

  • how can I copy the picture on the screen to my phone

  • In your mbl setting go to mbl metworks n keep wdc only if your mbl will give u 3g instead of having 2g net apply this

  • I guess no

  • my phone don't turn on and I fount out that I have to flash it do have any idea how to fix it?

  • my xperia radio can tune up to 90.0mHz .can i get any application that can adjuste it frequency

  • Install cyanogenmod, it's like having a brand new phone.

  • No, it doesn't have a front camera.

  • guys how can i upgrade this phone

  • supub mobile i like it

  • frnds how about audio(bass) pls tell me i will buy this

  • i love this mobile because, i am one of the user

  • does the phone suport front camera i want to buy one

  • Because it still ice cream android

  • Visit you nearest network operator store. They will fix it..

  • use: e root.

  • use: e root

  • This has been my phone for more than a year now, can you help me root it to ICS..and let the apps trans. to my SD card, I have a lot of problems with the memory

  • i just bought Sony Xperia Arc S..and any time i opens the camera it writes unfortunatly camera has stopped...i really need your help

  • I recently bought an Arc S that is heating up pretty bad on the top front and top back part of the phone. Even when i shutdown the phone, it's still heating and draining the battery. It will just cool down when i remove the battery on the phone. Is it grounded?? or what?? Please help me guys i love arc s :((

  • i have Sony experia LC 18i but doesn't support 3g please help me to config

  • i have Sony experia LC 18i but doesn't support 3g please help me to config

  • Install ES File Explorer app to enable & access external USB pen drive, No need to install any additional USB software.

  • Whenever i swtched to 2G it turn automatically to 3G please help

  • my 3G is always on but whenever i start browsing,there is always a problem with my network. Please i need help

  • Maybe battery fault?

  • Yes, CyanogenMod available.

  • yes, Depends on the OS, Usually i uninstall the stock camera in the ROM and manually install Camera 2.0

  • My Sony Xperia arc S great camera.Bought in 2012.Problem now is my screen keeps blacking out ans still blacked out when on charge. I cannot see the brightness control. When I manage to select it and alter to brighter it does not stay very long and I am back to a black screen. HELP

  • Does rooting the arc s affect the camera

  • It said that it is not upgradedable to jelly.. Is there anyway to upgrade it?

  • Space not available is an Internal Problem. Can be removed if phone is rooted or if you upgrade to 4.1 instead of 4.0.4

  • No, not waterproof.

  • when I try to update anything I get no space available. can you help

  • when I try to update anything I get no space available. can you help

  • is this phone waterproof? and can shoot underwater?

  • My phone wont let me click back instead i now have 2 home buttons, i downloaded button savior in app store but didnt work also

  • i've been using sony xperia arc s for 2 years now. it falls many time but its still working well. memory is low so i have limits with what kind of application i can usa. i once had problem for 6 months upon powering it on. then i have found out that i just have to fully charge it before turning it on. if possible use your own cable when charging so you wont be having problem about touching the screen. anti scratch protection is true...upto now my phone screen still looks new. no front camera. all in all i like the phone cause even thought i'm careless and it falls all the time, its still functioning like new.

  • i have a problem in my ars. my phon is not intelin galary creypuly

  • You're right. I have no problems with this superb phone except internal memory. Superb camera and design, good screen... but now my phone is living its last month, I will replace it. But my opinion can't be better. Nowadays recommend only for people who use whatsup or another app like this one, but has no interest in downloading many others app's

  • the sony ericsson logo play is being stucked.please help me. :(

  • i have a problem when I'am about to start this phone.can you tell me is that it is a serious problem or it just temporary? -feeling bad :(

  • awesome cell phone its camera is great but battery timing is not good as well as ram is low hang so much does not catches wi-fi signals properly slow internet speed but over all i like that cell phone

  • There s any way fr tht

  • my sony ericsson xperia arc s is dead.. how do i fix it?

  • Superb design, awesome camera and display.. but need to improve on performance. I didn't experience any maintenance on it since last 3 years until my golden retriever thrashed it..

  • i had this problem once. Simply enter go to messages just like you're about to write then press and hold on the empty space in the middle an option then would appear choose international keyboard. ;) hope i helped.

  • After 26 months of using this, I finally would let my LT18i retire. Good phone, my only problem with this one is the internal memory. Limited apps to install. I can't even update installed apps anymore. I already moved most apps to SD card. Then I was forced to remove some apps. Everything else is very good. In its 2 years, it was dropped a lot of times. One time, I also had it use as a dash cam for straight around over 30 minutes, one time I did a time lapse for 20 minutes. Yes, it got hot, but it survived until now. I now got my Xperia Z3.

  • Super super phone, awesome camera, nice sleek design, the only problem is not enough memory! I think sony should improve on memory, Add more memory space and u got the best phone.

  • great phpne for regular use and net use good btry bckup using for 2 years

  • camera quality is awesome and mobile design is greate bt the only problem is low memory

  • it have little ram and internal storage

  • There is no such thing as "Timescape UI". Their homescreen launcher was simply called 'Home' in the app settings. Timescape was their social media aggregation app which had absolutely nothing to do with the user interface of the phone or the default launcher.

  • question- all of a sudden i got the Japanese characteristics on the touch screen, how can i get back the original roman (European)back? can anybody help?

  • Where can I find how many minutes I have used in any given day?

  • Yeah right.. and before you do that consider the need to shoot large video files since FAT32 doesn't support files as exFAT..

  • Root and install link2sd, no more problems with low memory. You can move nearly everything to memorycard.

  • My Arc S started to drain battery in few hours and guess it was hardware failure, battery change or firmware flash did not help. Now i have Xperia M2 but this is not so good that Arc S. Just too big... Miss my Arc S :( It was just right sized phone to my hand.

  • Omg i missed this phone so much... but now im using Xperia z

  • wats the major difference btn arc and arc~s and wats the price of each

  • I have been using a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 for a little over a year, but recently my friend gave me back my Xperia Arc S... i have started using it again as i have missed it! I think the over-all design is beautiful and the camera is just as good as what the Note 2 has, and it almost has the same ppi as the Note 2 so the screen is crisp & sharp too. As mentioned by others though i have to agree that the internal memory is just not practical or realistic for use now days, apps are getting bigger and i have i stalled a few minor updates but it has already come up with the "Low On Space" warning... such a shame, this is the main thing which ruined it for me! Mine also tends to get very hot and has always had the over-heating problem right from when it was new... has anyone else experienced this?

  • install custom ROM

  • this is very special mobile its features are amazing

  • this phone is released 2011 that time this phone is ok ,but today not like reason some new smartphone are coming .PLEASE THINK AFTER BUYING !!!

  • it only shows edge sign,and too slow ,wat cn i do pliz help

  • thinking of buying arc s...no s/w issues i hope

  • Internal memory is only 320MB. And unfortunately, most of the pre-loaded apps cannot be moved to the 8GD card. So even on my phone, I find the card virtually empty, but the phone memory full. So all I can afford is Skype and Whatsapp. No Facebook etc since there is no memory. There are complicated technical solutions for this involving something called rooting, but I haven't tried them yet - but they will free up the phone memory for you. Look up 'rooting experia arc s' on google and see if you want to try that....otherwise, we just have to limit the usage of the number of apps :(

  • Xperia Arc S has only 512 MB RAM that's why, even if you have 16gb SD memory the problem is your internal have no enough space,

  • Why is it that when I snap a picture and I want to view, the picture comes as crashed or blurred. Also I have an 8 GB memory inside it but yet if I want to download an application, it tells me I don't have enough memory.

  • Yep, it support viber calling and skype calling.Doesnt have a front cam so Skype use its rear cam for video calling.

  • i have one locked to 3 but i put a giff gaff sim in and no need to unlock calls texts and internet work :)

  • will u want to network lock code

  • i have this phone locked on Three.co.uk network. Can anyone help me unlock it without the sim network code. Can pay for the code so i want to find a way to unlock it. Thank you

  • Pls answer before i do something stupid. I have this phone and i want to update his software to 4.0 and up. If is update to 4.1 imposible to this phone why i geting this message every time when i connect phone to computer: So, can i update it to 4.1 (just like on the picture) or that is some mistake?

  • does it work on cdma

  • I have it from almost 2 yrs. and it is a great phone for this range of price. I will replace it whith a Z1 compact soon but still works perfect. battery stands for almost 2 days.

  • Does sony ericsson xperia arc s support viber calling? and this phone supports video calling if you download skype and it works perfect.

  • Video calling will not be possible to this phone.it doesn't have front camera.

  • i love the design of this phone

  • bro, jus downgrade it to gigerbread or root it to jellybean...

  • i cant use the fb even if there is an internet conections.what should i d?

  • what could be the possible cause or fault in my Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc s. it goes off unexpectedly, internet is slow, it show only edge sign... The phone is just messing up, I have upgrade to ics. Pls help me friends. Thanks

  • not enough memory space for apps

  • Its too slow ......

  • nameof the custom room pls ?

  • wat do u think should i buy this phone

  • Hello, I have been having problems with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S. The touch keeps going what might be the problem. Any help?????

  • I now have a S4 and i still miss this phone. Perfect fit in hand and with a custom rom the best battery life i have ever had.

  • This Phone has very low internal memory. And it´s very slow!... the only day that works fine is the day that you bought it.!

  • how can I use otg cable in it.

  • How can i make video call with this mobile?

  • just update ur phone on sony web

  • How come my old xperia mini pro on gingerbread got over 2000 on quadrant but this arc s on ics with so called faster processor only get 1600?

  • The easiest and most secure way is this: I know i did it this way my Xperia ARC S, which was my first and last Android phone. I came from Windows Mobile 6.5.3 (Samsung Omnia i900) to Android (Xperia Arc S) before i continue to Windows Phone 8 (Samsung ATIV S). Thanks Android, but no thanks :)

  • [email protected] please help me with rooting sony ericson arc s... :)...

  • Internal:1GB(320 MB user available) LOL!

  • Lol if you have scrached screen you can just take off the orginal screen protector!

  • How to downgrade

  • No specification Processor core

  • I have an xperia arc s but the housing is so many scrathes and fade where can i buy the housing?

  • i have a SONY Xperia arc (SO-01C) ntt docomo how can i root it ?

  • I am having a problem with my network on my ace s what can I do about this help me please [email protected]

  • I just root this mobile and installed a custom rom. I can't believe my mobile arc s was ruining a game named "Six-guns" size around 1GB. I recommend you to root your mobile and install a custom rom. I'm not a developer but a user you can contact me for rooting info about arc s.

  • it's ultimate peace why because i change every mobile with in one mounth i uses almost all models in all companies but this mobile gives very much satisfaction still i use this phone

  • I gave up on the LG G3 already. I don't like that nonsensical QHD display. Battery waster? I'd buy G2, I think it's still the best smartphone! But, can't find a brand new D805, for my region, only used ones. So I think I realized of another way to gear up to the best: I'll buy this beautiful and still capable Xperia Arc S!! But not only that, as it's quite cheap then I'll buy the LG G Pad 8.3!!!!!!!!! I'll have 2 great devices :D for less of the price of a G2, and better than a G3!!!!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK GUYS!!!!?? Thanks LG for making great devices, anyway!! - L Pd: I think I'll be able to use/have the G Pad online through the WIFI HotSpot functionality of the Arc S! I have a good 2GB data plan, I can share it with the G Pad that way, right?? Please tell me what do you think n.n Thanks!!

  • That can be true. Gingerbread for my Xperia Pro was very good, I used another Xperia Pro with 4.0 and it was fine too. I used both the same way. Maybe the Arc S had some problems, which I think is very weird. One thing better about 4.0 is that you can use one launcher that is not compatible with 2.3.4.. can't remember the exact name... Nova Launcher I think.

  • lola

  • its very good and awesome looking stylish this is my favrote mobile

  • i ve arc s, its automatically switch off and on.. wht i do.. if i open camera it ll switch off and on.. i ve UK mobile.. so i had a network problem also.. wht i do frds.. share ur ideas frds...

  • How did u downgrade your phone,plz help me

  • Just downgrade your phone to 2.3.4 you wont regret it, i just did that 2 days ago is like i have a new phone now :) the 4.0.4 is not optimized very well for the xperia arc s. The web browsing and the ui dosnt lag anymore everything is more snappy + the games are way smooth :)

  • Guys i just got this phone 6 months ago it was on 4.0.4 and it was kinda slow.. Tryed everything but didnt work :/ Everything was better when i downgraded it to 2.3.4 gb the phone speed boosted 50% or even more especcialy the browser speed and the ui response.... If you have this phone just get it back to the stock android you wont regret it belive me :)

  • after upgrading my phone to 4.0.4 version , it doesn't reboot fast, it takes more than an hour to start and sometimes it freezes

  • THE FACTORY SCREEN PROTECTOR that arc have is really hard to see.. You need to see it in very close look at the edge of the screen.. You will notice that something is intact with.your screen.. Very thin and needed a long nail for.you to removed it.. After removing it just clean the screen with a clean clothe with alchohol or just a little amount of water.

  • THE FACTORY SCREEN PROTECTOR that arc have is really hard to see.. You need to see it in very close look at the edge of the screen.. You will notice that something is intact with.your screen.. Very thin and needed a long nail for.you to removed it.. After removing it just clean the screen with a clean clothe with alchohol or just a little amount of water.

  • Note: It is really scratch proof screen.. You know what? Or why you arc s screen has scratches? Take a close look at your arc s without screen protector.. The factory screen protector of arc s is still intact.. It is a bit hard to remove this. Watch on you tube to see if you have a dought on me. Just see it your self.. Mine i remove the factory screen guard.. Much better screen display and the glass will be reveal.. Try to see your arc s.. With no screen guard.. Notice its just like plastic like.. Because of the factory screen guard still intact.

  • I am using before 1 year to now, perfect but not enough RAM.

  • I am using this mobile for more than one year. There is no software problem for this model but it lag a little because it is having only 1GB internal memory (user available 320MB)and 512 MB ram.

  • Had the phone for about two years. Doesn't use micro sim card. Isn't 1,4 ghz but 1.3 ghz.. screen is not scratch resistant and I believe the resolution is 640/480 or something on that manner..

  • i m using it from 2 months n its really good don't know if someone is having problem with it nut I think its really a good phone camera n battery timing is perfect

  • Evry 1 is sayng xperia arc s have software problm let me knw abut dz phne plzz rply fst

  • Plzzzz ask me Xperia arc s is nice or not

  • One of the finest phones

  • Remove momery card and select factory data reset then use it without momery card for 2 or 3 day and update what you need

  • please i have a problem just now i receive an update after receiving the update my phone is no more working,,please what should i do i just buy this phone last week please help me thank you???

  • please i have a problem just now i receive an update after receiving the update my phone is no more working,,please what should i do i just buy this phone last week please help me thank you???

  • my phone is having a problem in switch on and off. last thing i do i open my blutooth..then now i cant open my phone this is the second time that my phone dont function.what should i do to solve this problem?

  • hi...ahmed!!! don't use inbuilt app fr whatssapp..it won't work.. u need to delete whatsapp n redownload it frm playstore.. & it will work...

  • is it late for me to buy these mobile

  • am using the sony erison xperia s arc,i dont know how to use the 3d camera.i have tried but still cant acesss it.i need [email protected] is my email.thanx

  • i have a problem with my phone that is it can't start. before that i click bluetooth and goes blackout. can you help me?

  • I am Using Carbon Kit Kat rom. I was the original poster Poseidon360. It is a really nice rom and does not eat all the internal memory. our divice is anzu.

  • It is funny you would say that seeing as a am running Kit Kat atm. And it runs much better then ICS could ever dream off.

  • pls someone should help, am having difficulties in connecting to Wi Fi. I cant figure were to put the IP and Proxy address. my mail is [email protected] tnx

  • i have one but the audiojack dosent take sme high tec earhones but good websitte

  • how???

  • What custom ROM did you use ?

  • What custom ROM did you use ?

  • I successfully upgraded my arc s to kitkat already ..yehey!! its battery drained within 5 days ..very great ARC S

  • what is the name of apps for secondary camera for skype???

  • I have been using sonyericsson vivaz u5 for 2 and a half years by now and it has problem with the headphone since the first time I pushed POWER:)). This is the only problem it has. GREAT PHONE.

  • why am I downloading whatsapp and it says unfortunately whatsapp has stopped what could be the problem please help....

  • It's awesome phone I like it

  • oh please!!it surely can be updated to 4.4, through custom firmware...also smasung galaxy s 1 was updated and it had only 1ghz of processor and also 512 of ram..the only problem could be the internal memory :D

  • I have used Sony &Sony Ericsson product.But in my view Sony Ericsson phone is much better than Sony phone.Many of Sonys phone hearing problems not one in any se phone.sorry for bad English.

  • xperia arc s's last firmware version was ics, it is not going any further because, the motherboard and the 515 mb ram cannot handle kitkat 4.4, they are not compatible

  • Hi guys, ive been using my arc s for 1 week.could it possibly upgrade its ICS to kitkat...how? may i know guys how can i upgrade in specific way =)

  • Hi poseidon and thanks for sharing, can you please update with status, after the rom update of ARC? Is all clear running? Any bugs or miss faction you noticed? If possible can you advise in general your opinion? Thanks in advance.

  • Hey guys I have been using my Arc S for around 2 years now. I must say it was really an awesome phone only problem being that Sony stop rolling out updates for this phone and it was stuck on Ice Cream Sandwich. So if you guys still have this phone and it is not under warranty I highly recommend you guys unlock the bootloader and install custom roms on it. I am currently Running android 4.4.2 on it. It runs much better then the stock ICS and has a huge overall improvement with performance. Just google akop kitkat arc s I used a guide from droidors dot com. Just keep in mind that this is easy if you follow your steps correctly and that it could lead to bricking your phone. SO DO THIS UNDER OWN RISK.

  • Can u make a secondary camera of sonny ericson arc s by downloading in play store

  • How can i upgrade my Android OS to v4.0?

  • Very bad experience. Don't buy this scarp. Very slow performance and when i use bluetooth my set is restarting.Though it has hdmi and very good camera quality.

  • I have used Xperia Arc S to a year and so far I haven't had an issue with it. I only wish it came with a secondary camera for my Skype!

  • Is this Xperia LT18i hdmi connection is MHL HDMI? I am trying to connect to my TV with HDMI, What I've got is micro hdmi to hdmi cable but I can't connect. How can I view my movies when I need to connect my device to tv? Micro USB MHL HDMI? or purely micro hdmi to hdmi? Need help

  • Is this Xperia LT18i hdmi connection is MHL HDMI? I am trying to connect to my TV with HDMI, What I've got is micro hdmi to hdmi cable but I can't connect. How can I view my movies when I need to connect my device to tv? Micro USB MHL HDMI? or purely micro hdmi to hdmi? Need help

  • guys! m having charging problem over n over again(this is d 3rd tym).. dont know what to do now

  • Hi, administrator.... I cant use my phone (sony experia arc s) for browsing,can u help me? Thanks

  • Good but has low internal memory which is not making it suitable to use @all!!!!!

  • if you know how to use mobile phones than this android is best for you if its your first time than sorry that mobile can help you, xperia best but not for fools

  • not good. i have it since 2 years. slow

  • Forget about it, no memory, very slow, lags all the time, even after rooting is just what it cost.

  • hows this phone i will planning to buy

  • very poor battery backup. battery drainage very fast.

  • How to update the android version in this phone??

  • Why is my lt18i not mini sim?

  • as its internal memory is very low it hangs wenever i uses internet no more applications are also nt der

  • only u can update ice cream sandwich..

  • can it update to android jelly bean?

  • you could always install a neat cusrom on this one

  • Have you tries to put your SIM card in another phone to check if you have the same network issues? Also ,do you experience "No Network" and slow internet in every place you go ? These are crucial questions and need an answer to identify if the issue is from the phone , SIM card or from the coverage itself. So , mainly you need to contact your network supplier and reply to these questions to tell you from where the issue comes from . Hope all is well and hope your phone get back & running soon :)

  • are you having this problem, have resolve?????

  • In my arc S i am getting problem regularly for NO NETWORK COVERAGE, every time we need to give manual network mode again it changes to No network, & Internet, Browsing speed very slow. kindly suggest regards this network issue..

  • You are going to sony sevice center and update your phone android 4.0.1 ics.

  • you have to connect it to your PC and let the PC Companion do it ;)

  • If you're going for Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S in 2014 when there's a sea of way better phones at very cheap prices compared to that of Xperia Arc S,then you will be doing a big big mistake.I have used this phone an year after this was launched.In the beginning,it will run smoothly on v2.3.4 (Gingerbread),but after sometime you will experience some lag issues especially when you upgrade to v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich).You will face lag issues while playing games with 3D graphics.The phone takes time to load even the lightest of apps.I seriously not recommend buying this phone.

  • Hey guyz its not going to update on ics 4.0 can u guyz tell me how can i update it when i go to softwere update its always say ur. Phone is updated to latest vers. Nd its on 2.3 gingerbread plz guyz help me

  • hiiiiiiiii i have a sonyericson arc s, its showing only 3 networks( bsnl,airtel and reliance) that provided so rather than those three network no networks work , no sim works...... Please help me that how can i fix this problem

  • hi i have problems with network connection when i turn the phone on i have connection but after few minutes it's lost and i can't take photos and take video i don't know why please help

  • You can download BBM with any version since its just an app. And as far as the battery issue is concerned I suggest you do a battery calibration and see if that helps.And if you want a custom ROM for your device you should head over to xda forum.There you will find all kinds of ROMs compatible with your device.But remember your device should be rooted and your bootloader should be unlocked to flash a custom ROM.

  • And my warranty is expired, so it would cost me a great deal.

  • Funny man. It shows 100% all the time but the battery is draining with no effect in status bar. So i don't know how much of talk time or browsing do i have. If the battery wouldn't drain that would be something, haha.

  • Hi I did the SEUS and it didn't work and for the ROM that i don't know how to do it. Can you help me or anyone else?

  • please how can I upgrade to v4.2 or can I download BBM with this version?

  • this mobile is nice and bettery is also nice ram is less so it will get hang.camera is supper clarity is good...but ony front camera is not there to make video calls i m upgraded to jelly bean after root its working good with this os....

  • Try to repair it using seus.or try to flash a new ROM for your phone

  • always 100% ?! so why you not happy , you want 5% ??

  • Most beautiful and sexy design. Would be happy to have exactly the same but with Android 4.1 and larger battery ;)

  • my battery level is 100% all the time and it is not changing. i did a factory reset and it doesn't help. so any suggestion. please help

  • you can do unbricking for your device. Write in Google Sony Ericsson xperia Arc S unbricking or something like that :)

  • my phone directly turn off. it wont ON again. what to do? it is still new :(

  • I have the same been described here but my internal memory is not even half of what been stated what might ve cause that?

  • I have the same been described here but my internal memory is not even half of what been stated what might ve cause that?

  • just remove the sim and on the phone.now check network setting.delete all previous sim setting.now again switch off the phone and put the sim on.now u get the signal.if same problem apears again then i recommand u to reset the whole system setting

  • hi guys, my 3G ntwrk isnt working only Edge. Can sm1 help me pls. [email protected] is my mail.

  • how to upgrade

  • my phone

  • y u dont no upgraded jelly been i have on this vergen on may mobile plzz hellp me Sony Ericsson ,,,, thanqu

  • PLEASE HELP URGENT My Sony Ericsson ARC S Phone is not showing any signal, whenever the phone gets locked and during travel also I am irritated with poor signal. Every time I want to search signal manually.Its showing a yellow colour popup as "NO SERVICE" What�s the solution for this�? Please assist if anyone knows a solution who faced this problem. Thanking You in advance

  • Its available in UAE Market...

  • My Sony Ericsson ARC S Phone is not showing any signal, whenever the phone gets locked and during travel also I am irritated with poor signal. Every time I want to search signal manually.Its showing a yellow colour popup as "NO SERVICE" What�s the solution for this�? Please assist if anyone knows a solution who faced this problem

  • i have used this phone, and still and so far it is the best i have carried but though it is outdated and it got unbelievably laggy since last year so i don't recommend it really but there are some sony phones that i would recommend with have a very close price to the arc s, try a 2013 phone with a dual or quad core cpu and an advanced gpu

  • I ve been using arc s for the last 2 yrs, an awesome mobile to use.

  • how can I ugrade my android version 2.1 to 4.0 [email protected] is my email

  • i love sony experia arc s ...enjoying good features of sony arc s ...

  • Am dying to own an Xperia Arc S.Hope u can help me out as soon as possible.Plizzzzzzz.THNX

  • my sony ericsson xperia arc s lt18i is rebooting after turning on bluetooth

  • This is even better than sony xperia u.....bt the problem is there is no front facing camera and also processor is not a dual core..... So its lagging sometimes..... But its a great product of sony...well done..im loving it

  • you have to let hem dry and softwar and he gonna back like new

  • same thing is happening to my arc s...plz suggest something guys

  • my arc s is heating and restarting again and again...i m pissed off ..i had drowned it into water once but it did not bother my phone much...suddenly it has started heating and it just shows me the starting screen ' SONY ERICSSON "and restarts again

  • plzz plz tell me how to go back to ginerbird 2.3.6... i m now on Ics 4.0

  • I can't without it. To contact with everything ALSO in emmergency with the epilepsy! Take ex. the gps or Phone or sms ,... . And it's also quick. BUT when you want many app. not very mutch internal memory. And now not 4G but in Belgium no problem. Also is there not an exact bag for but I had found one on the market.

  • my arc is heating and cannot last long talk about not charging

  • my arc is heating and cannot last long talk about not charging

  • hi.....my arc s had been upgraded to ics 4.0.4...build no is 4.1.L.0.8....can this build no version can be rooted???....I found rooting for 4.1.B.0.587 and .487......so can this version 4.1.L.0.8 be rooted???...if yes then pls tell me how to do....pls help me guys....

  • How to root lt18i

  • give me i'll buy

  • i need to upgrade my phone to start using bbm apps if it cant then i need a buyer

  • if u were running ICS 4.0.4 android version...than this problem is going to come everytime u will switch on the bluetooth...coz this phone doesnt support ICS 4.0.4 even though they say it does...bt it doesnt...so better is to go bck to gingerbread 2.3.4... this happened to me 5times...bt nw its all fine coz I dont have ICS anymore..

  • i like it so much! very sleek & also with the Bravia engine & Sny facebook integration, it makes visit to social sites a lot more fun! well done

  • I have one of these with jellybean running fine on it! Dave

  • Beautiful with nice features But Very weak body and terrible annoying Processor! It has mastered the art of hanging! Will not Recommend at all!

  • I can't download again, anytime I try downloading de responses I get is that, error occurred in downloading.

  • return to the sony centre

  • It's not showing anything...when I connect my mobile to my laptop it will show my mobile for 2sec and will disappear....and it will restart itself without showing anything....so im not able to do anything to fix it....pls help me guys....

  • Try download update service setup at sony web..

  • i have sony xperia arc s. i transfer some photos from my laptop to my xperia but the xperia can't show the photos. please help me guys.

  • where do I see voice recording on my phone?

  • My Sony xperia phone is not starting now Wat I do its not getting restart there is some technical hardware problem in his motherboard

  • Hi....I have sony arc s...it's giving restart problem...I turned Bluetooth on....now it's just restarting its by showing sony....if I connect it to laptop it wil show xperia arc s and after 2 sec it wil disappear....I could not see anything in my mobile...it's just getting restart itself...so pls help me guys...

  • my. hispeed and 3g nut working only edge

  • i have same problem with connectify me.. :D

  • my xperia arc lt18i just died without fault and its not starting

  • its occured only if the ram size incresed i hv same problem . i have remove some app

  • Guys DO NOTTTTTTT try to use this phone without a case on it. It is extremely fragile. Mine needed rapairs after dropping lightly on the table.

  • yes it's a problem with the sensor.

  • try pressing the centre button.. the screen will lit up

  • hi guys...I have Sony arc s...it's running on 4.0.4 ics....everything is fine but when I call someone...and remove my phone from ear I can't see the screen that is I can't use my dial pad to end the call or some otherthing....is this sensor problem???...so pls help me techs out here

  • I have a problem in my phone...an yellow patch is appearing suddenly in d screen...it's in android 2.3 now...pls help me out of tis issue..thanks !

  • i have a problam with my phone that sometims it shows that "facebook/or any other app is no responding would you to close it" sometime it apppears frequintly. can anyone tell me how i solve this problam? please msg me on my ID [email protected] i will be very thank full.

  • Hey... I too had the same problem... The only way is to reinstall ur software

  • Mirror is your solution

  • Hey i had the same problem with my sony xperia arc s.the problem was a cheap sd memory card i bought off internet. So i recommend using well known branded sd cards e.g sandisk. Hope this was of help

  • Hi Salman I have Arc S, My phone had several problem with disconnecting with wechat program.. So i thought it is for my phone & says no memory card. so I suddenly used reset factory for this. I have 8 GB memory card on it and memory card has been checked. so the memory is OK. and now same problem appear. No memory card. I checked Unknown Sources for downloading programs and install, but sometimes i can not download.. and message me no memory card and then download will cancel automatically. please help me to solve this problem.

  • hey guyz i have xperia arc s it has two problem 1. whenever i connect to my laptop wifi using connectify hotspot after some time it disconnect by itself and not connecting again saying authenticating error.. 2.when my phone is keypad locked the signals of my sim has a cross on it until i unlock screen. whoever calls me at that time say it says that the number is off. help me if someone know that

  • Use Eroot tool for root your xperia arc s .....

  • Hw can I upgrade to 4.0.4

  • Hi....I have sony arc s...it's running ics 4.0.4 from the day I purchased......now it's two days old and when ever I try to connect to wifi it will show connected but it will not show arrow symbol beside WiFi network........please help me out of this....and I could not add VPN app like hotspot shield...it will show api error...so please help me guys.....thanx in advance...

  • really its gooooood

  • You should experiment with zRam if you would like a little more RAM without having to kill tasks.

  • Owner for over 2 years, since its launch. Have it upgraded to ICS since its release and i can say i have no lags, no problems. Dough, it lacks some of the "useful" ram when multitasking (eg, browser and navigation or so), otherwise goes good. Putting into settings>dev.options>limit processes, i manage to have up to 180-200mb of free ram, dough multitasking is worse since limiting the number of processes. Yet, it is still very great phone, with awesome camera and design, as suits for a, now former, Xperia flagship. Im very satisfied with it and i will probably just change mask, and proceed with using it, as normal user.

  • Hope Sony will update to 4.4 Kitkat because the arc s have a 512 mb of ram. :)

  • thers a version. you can't root it lt18a you can only root lt18i

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  • i also have the same problem what did you did?

  • same here please tell me the way out !

  • Plz help me. How to root my Arc s?????? I have no idea about it.

  • On the other hand you can break free of GB and still have a good experience with 3rd party ROMs such as FXP and LegacyXperia (just don't go for the 10.2) -- it really is that much better than stock ICS. Right now I have LXP 10.1 running very well on the Arc S (it's JB 4.2). Not bad for a phone with such limited hardware (remember this phone was a refresh of an older model, with just an adjusted CPU frequency).

  • Good phone but there are some things which destroyed the whole experience. 1. Scratch resistant glass is not so great because you get scratches easily. (well there is only fabricated layer of plastic which is not enough to protect the phone screen). 2. Biggest disadvantage for such good phone is lack of RAM memory which is only 512 and in real its 150+/- RAM available for applications witch is way to small. And GB "Gingerbread" as OS version is the only one that gives phone responsibility, when you update to ICS 4.04 it makes your phone such lag that its not useable because only 512 RAM. Phone takes more ram and than you are left with less ram for applications so after you put viber for instance your phone get to 50 free RAM and its painful laggy dead end.

  • I have arc s,i love this phone but i have only one problume which i can't handle . this phone corups sd card,my 8gb corupted,4gb corupted. .i scans but it does not helps again corupts my cards,any one can solve my this problume plz [email protected]

  • try to use the sony update service to update your firmware. it happen to me previously, then i just re update the firmware and it fix it.

  • pls, i need you to give me easy guide and help me on how to root my own sony xperia arc s as you av rooted yours cos av been having problem rooting it myself. thanks. [email protected]

  • As i turn my xperia arc on by pressing power button, thr appear logo of SONY af first and then it turn restart and continue doing it. I'm worried about it. please guide me.

  • i liked this phon very very much because firstly i like this slim white body so cute \and its is so besaram set in android if it has gone hang it will automatically recover after some time this the best features in this second my friend like this phon very much i love my sony xperia arc phon

  • I've been using this phone for 2 years now and seeing other comments,about the internal memory.. Don't get stuck on that! It's easy to root the phone and then be able to move any app on the sd card. I even upgraded my phone to ICS 4.0.4 and everything works great.

  • Hello. Go for Xperia Ultimate Hd5.1 rom, you will have plenty of internal memory.

  • The most irritating thing about this phone is its VERY VERY LIMITED internal memory. Don't be fooled by its ability to use an SD card to increase the memory, as once the internal memory is full, you can't add a good number of new applications to the phone, especially important ones that use the internal memory. The next most irritating thing about this phone is a bunch of Facebook applications that are forced into the internal memory and clogging it up, thus effectively preventing you from getting new apps that depend on the internal memory. This is especially irritating to non-Facebook users like me!!! There are no less than EIGHT Facebook applications that Sony forces into the system!!! These are 1. Facebook, 2. Facebook CalendarSync, 3. Facebook Extension, 4. Facebook Notification Publisher, 5. Facebook Post Viewer, 6. Facebook Setup, 7. Friends' Games and Applications, 8. Friends' Music and Videos. Can you imagine that??? EIGHT applications... and you are not even a Facebooks user!!! This is EXTREMELY IRRITATING, especially since these apps clog up your memory and prevent you not only from getting new apps, but updating those you already have!!! Obnoxiously, these unwelcome apps keep wanting to update themselves (good God!!!) and telling you that you do not have enough (internal) memory on your phone!!! This is like rubbing the proverbial salt into your wounds!!! This is too much!!! It is the height of irresponsibility on Sony's part. Of course, you could root your phone and get rid of these stupid and (to me) useless Facebook apps, but would you want to buy a phone if you are going to root it, thus voiding its warranty??? I have been using Ericsson phones ever since I started using mobile phones many years ago. But this is too much!!! I can't stand this any more, and that's the end of Sony for me!!!

  • I m going to buy arc S, I need you guys experience. Is it too bad about the internal memory issue? perhaps arc S still have a memory card right?

  • Internal memory is an issue.. I am unable to update many of my apps because it has "insufficient storage".the only way around this is to uninstall the whole app and start again! Other than that.... its a good phone. The internal memory issue seems a little short sighted by sony ericsson. Had phone for 18 months..

  • don't buy this phone if you want to download a lot of apps. i can barely download apps because it has a low internal memory. i only have facebook, youtube, stumbleupon, simple mp3 downloader, office suite and a few other apps that can't be transferred to my memory card. I mean, hello, I only have like 7 apps on my phone!! This phone is useless.

  • need to know what the solve about the internal memory itis low and if i need more app the mobile become sooo slow what i can do to increase the internal memory ??

  • 3g is from 3g network dude

  • 3g is from 3g network dude

  • One of the best cell phone of Sony Ericsson !

  • great..thanks a lot

  • It has no front camera. so how to use 3g to see anyone?

  • Got info its gonna b

  • Can xperia Arc s use the new andriod bbm?need to know asap

  • plz am using xperia arc s and the battery last for 2days without browsing tell me the life span of this battery if it is a gud one

  • xperia l is little costly..i m geting it from ebay just in 12k ....4k less....how it would be

  • xperia l is little costly..i m geting it from ebay just in 12k ....4k less

  • xperia l is little costly..i m geting it from ebay just in 12k ....

  • Dont troll yourself bro...i have a class 10 16gb by kingston in it and works flawlessly. so you got pwneed

  • The worst phone i have ever used .. Can someone take it and give me Nokia 3310 instead of it !

  • Buy xperia l is better

  • yes, xperia p, it's better in every way and at same price if not cheaper.

  • going to buy.....any last suggestion

  • Lets talk the reality you are too gud sony kudos to you

  • So far I do not see any problems with the ARC S compared to the feedbacks that I read here. It's just a matter of usage. This phone is good in gaming, pictures, videos and browsing. Battery life is taking a while to drain too. I don't experience any issues such as application is stopping all of the sudden or phone turning off automatically. I just have one recommendation to ARC S users, we can save the applications to the SD card to avoid the extra space that it gets on the internal memory this is for the phone to perform faster.

  • you should read your phone's specs before using it. arc s can only read a memory card that has up to 8gb capacity. don't troll yourself.

  • I could not hate this phone more. It crashes / freezes all the time, battery drains really quickly, and every app takes ages to open - and memory always fills up despite having downloaded hardly any apps. It is criminal they are allowed to sell this phone and lock people into plans and be stuck with it. I have over a year left on my plan but will be putting my SIM card back into my old phone, and never buying a Sony again. Absolute crap.

  • Turns itself off regularly, forces close on every app i have ever downloaded. I have a 16GB memory card in the phone and it says i have no more room for anything, deleted all apps, backed up and deleted all pictures, deleted all messages an phone log, still says i have no memory for anything. Have done a factory reset still nothing, top power on/off button works when it choses, probably the worst phone i have ever purchsed, there is nothing good about this phone

  • initialy it was 4.1 but after some days it running slow n battery was dischared 50% n shows battery low and shut down phone so shown sony care center n he told me to convert in to 2.3.4 bcoz their is problem so he did it but my net work wi fi is not working now

  • Pros: Screen Cons: * Wifi is extremely weak. Friend's Samsung or HTC could receive Wifi signals while my Arc S could not. * Running some apps with wifi causes heating up on the back. This in turns drains battery

  • Same prob here bro...

  • Go to settings>under data usage you'll "more" click it then, click network mode choose gsm only(2g) wcdma(preferred)gsm-3g

  • how to upgrade it to 4.1 android . it is upgradable am i right ? so how it is plsss i need ur help :)

  • How can I set my 3g network? I use Xperia arc S. Thanks folks.

  • 5 months of usage and it will start lagging . But to be honest it has a very good battery life, excellent camera , sexy design and look , its not good for gaming , and you will face a problem with the internal storage.

  • ya just like other mbile.not like xperia ray

  • i like de phone wish to get one

  • Hi evry1....is arc s camera flash is same as sony xperia ray....where we have to switch on light and take photos or it is same as in other mobiles where when we capture photos then the flash will come..???

  • yeah i like this phone its nice when u pick it up and its got buttons

  • hey chill dude, where did u get the phone from? Go back there and ask 4 help or if didnt buy it from a shop then ask an expert on phones, go to the local phone shop.

  • You might have to get it on your pc and then extract it to your phone

  • Hi... I am facing problem with my new phone,google play store is not installed in the phone,i tried my best to download it but i find it difficult, Now I can not download any application.I have no idea of what to do now, please I need your help... Thank you

  • it was a nice phone

  • Unlimited.

  • Do you know how many contacts can be saved in its phone book, thanks

  • i'm using arc s it is supurb sell phone its camera is ousom

  • It's not a waste of money. It was the best phone on its era. It's an old phone from the old sony ericcson. better buy the new releases from sony mobile. I have also arc s bought previous years and i did enjoy it using, specially the camera is superb. Though the main problem is memory gets full, just install relevant apps. I am now upgrading to XZ.

  • Yes it can't. It only runs on ICS not the latest JB.

  • hello! my phone is arc s it is forin set when i turn on blootrouth the fone will re start and showing sony xperia repeting the same thing but munu will not opened and i gived for service he told that soft ware problem problem is seted after doing os few photos aer transfered from bloothrouth after few days i turned on bloothroth again problem starts pls help me fror this problem

  • Its software Suckssss

  • Mine it install the latest android apps just try to install android 4.0 ice cream sandwich it works well.

  • the phone cannot install the latest android..thanks

  • dude my signal is exactly the same i hav no idea , personally,i think the phone sucks

  • How did you switch to 3g?

  • how can i flash my xperia arc?,,,the screen is not coming again

  • main problem is that it doesnt have any front camera for video calling :/

  • i using the phone sony ericson arc s,its a wast phone,its dnt hve much options

  • We might have to do some troubleshooting, try this: -make sure your wifi connection is stable -toggle through battery saving settings, if you set it to max battery settings, whenever you put your phone in idle and it goes to sleep it automatically disconnects from any wifi connections. -also, i would hard reset the phone before doing any upgrade/downgrading. -make sure your root ( if you apply ) does not make function error upon your wifi driver, that or make any application's update manager cause any error with both your wifi manager or NIC. thus why I suggest you hard reset your phone.

  • had been using the phone for a year...top notch heat is a problem i guess...n low internal memory sometimes sets my head on fire...but still, all other features are exceptionally good...really enjoy using it...specially after switching to 3G, my experience is great...

  • Do you get paid for every incoming E-mail? :P

  • Downgrade it by urself if warranty expired, otherwise go to service center and pay some bucks to downgrade and keep ur warranty!

  • by using Flash tool, Google for it

  • my xperia arc s become superb lag after i upgrade to ics... Can someone tell me how to downgrading to bg... please....

  • My arc s signal is very poor, sometimes no signal at all. also, wifi signal is bad. it always drops and disconnects every few minutes. Pls somebody helps me. your help would be highly appreciated. thx alot

  • Will the lt18i or lt18a work on Tmobile 3G network? Does anyone know?? Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks

  • Using of the net any mobile heat

  • Does anyone actually use Timescape?...... its a little pointless to me....

  • Service center or call Sony xperia.

  • Hi dear, can you tell me HTC X one battery timing. good battery timing or not

  • mine 3months old arc s lt18i - ics 4.0.4 15mints playn games or net surfn top notch of d cell heats soo much dat I can easily prepare a gud omlet onit. got frustated wid dis heating prb. ..i wana get rid-off wid dis heating prb Guyz plz help, thanx...in adv.

  • i am using this set about 1year it's a great set i've ever had i also have a htc one both of them are great

  • for downgrading to gb shud I visit service centr or doit manually...which is d safest n easiest way? (arc s lt18i not undr warranty 3 months old wid bill)

  • to downgrade to gb shud I visit d service centre or doit manually...which is d safest way?

  • if I downgrade frm ics to gb will it solve heating , running slow, lag n auto-rotation prb.(arc s lt18i)

  • Yea I would. The upgrade is available, but I honestly don't think it was meant to run ICS. rooting it helps too

  • am a beginner (bought frm online- arc s lt18i already got upgrad ics 4.0.4 wid d cell) I alwyz keep 160mb free memory bt * top notch of d cell heats too much like crazy. * phone becum very very slow. * lag too much. * auto-rotation not workn if I downgrade to gb wil it solve all d prb plz help guyz....thanx in adv.

  • pros - camera, sound n great design

  • killer luks

  • pros- luks , camera n sound

  • What amount? How much did u pay? I paid $186

  • I've had this phone for about 4 months now and I love it, accept for the lack of internal memory and battery life. It also takes like 2 and a half hours to charge completely.

  • Hi friend, wanna ask you some qs about super jelly bean rom. I heard that rom works perfectly for sony arc s. the best parts of that rom are strong signal and wifi, great battery life and so on. is it true? Anyone else who used to have Super jelly bean room in your arc s pls reply. Your answer would be highly appreciated. thx a lot

  • guys use xperia z jelly vean 3 best rom... jb 4.1.2...awsum speed n smoothness.... my phone is flying better than ultimate hd try d rom n thank me

  • it has hang pro blem. gus keep flashing

  • Hi, I would like to find out if we have window 8 on it

  • This phone had problems at memory, CPU, and chipset part. But it has a quality camera and a very good speaker. The display is very good for his time.

  • too slow....sm tms i feel that a tortoise moves faster than it..... what does a 1.4ghz processor do with 512 mb ram ... cam is excellent... but am looking for a phone not a camera..... internal memory is the worst part.... jz 420 mb.... i have to keep un installing apps in order to install new ones.... kinda upset after one year of usage .....e

  • 1GB(320 User available) what does it exactly mean?

  • Getting black screen after a call ?.... Plz help guy zzz..

  • my arc s has very very network problem. network cannot stay.command plz.

  • Dear arc video recording pause option???

  • You get thing sync automate all ways on data traffic so that you not get longer battery life

  • I get broken images and music after I download or by any means receive a picture or a music to my phone,I'v restarted the phone on several occasions thinking the problem might resolve but it's still persisting..please any advice?

  • how do set the 3g network of this phone

  • how to fix the gsm network problem in xperia arc s????

  • My BSNL sim is not working in this model... Is this the problem of this mobile?

  • Fantastic phone, I've had it for a year with no dramas. Dropped out of a car and off a bunk didn't even get a crack. Tougher than it looks! Can't think of a fault except like others have mentioned: the low internal memory runs out quick

  • One of the best phone i ever use.Fast handy beautiful .And its really durable too. i dropped it plenty of time i through it too but still its work cool . and what i like the camera clarity and all android applications work on it video call on skype and all works excellent . And its very reasonable amount , Look guys on that amount u cant expect secondary cam Battery life is too superb more than one day No heat also all rumors ,, Wanna buy it if u plan without hesitation

  • low phone memory...that is a problem for this phone...otherwise it is superb...

  • Yeah, Thank you.

  • It looks to me as a complete phone , except it doesn't have a front camera. Sometime I face problem of using phone's WIFI for my ipad. Tethering & portable hotspot doesn't work faster. any way to improve this?? Thanks Zahid [email protected]

  • is a 32gb class 10 micro sd card (san disk) compaitble with this cell in india?!

  • 1.4 ghz processor......!superb....super net speed!

  • Take the back of your phone of and make sure there is no dust in your camera.

  • Micro SD card

  • cool phone but trying to set the number of times it rings is dam near impossible for the average user why make it so god dam difficult

  • check ur softwear or restore ur cell phone

  • it drops wifi and bluethoot is not working and dont send and recive files would anyone plz help me how to fix it ??

  • My phone is good I love it very much but the battery is not good .

  • just want to ask on how to blocked numbers on my phone. i don't know where to go..there is no blocking system when i checked it..tanx

  • i have cemera problm with sonyericson LT18 i

  • the internal memory is so little is there any way to extend it

  • anyone can help me if i should root my device or not ,and whats the program name that i must use to root(any benifits of rooting)thank you

  • Hi everyone ! my arc s camara is blur! :( any one help me?

  • Finally got it in the mail :D straight from the factory so I only paid $180 :D. So far, this phone doesnt seem to have any issues :D (and ive always wanted a white phone that wasn't apple)

  • it wont let u download anything without an sd card. Do u have one?

  • Just reset your phone with support zone

  • Is there a official JB update for this phone ?

  • i wish if there was an official JB update for this model.

  • a good news of all xperia arc s users. first let me tell you something i have been using arc s from the first date it was released on markets but i have face so many problems such as over-heating problem, wifi problem ,wifi drop out problem ,slow down frequently,media problem and so many things but i love this phone and specially its outlook and i tried to solve these problems but i didn't find anything helpful even from the sony authorities then i fixed my mind that i will solve these all problems and i did after a long time observation ,now i have no wifi dropping problem even it doesn't need any wifi router ,it works simply with my laptop wifi. and off-course no over heating and unbelievably my battery life lasts so longer that i myself get wonder ! yes i will tell you my all friends how to fix your phone like i did but first i need to verify that how many people like to do fix their arc s so email me at :[email protected] and when i will see over 20 people want to fix their arc s then i will post my all experimental link to them ! please don't me upset and trust me i will make it fixed and whenever you send me email please wait for my reply .waiting for you all to inspire me .thank you

  • why my xperia arc s showing model Lt15

  • thats good

  • Pls, I cnt download on ma fone... Wen I try 2 download music n I click on download, it jst play d msic n wont save it..... Is it my explorer dt has d problem.... Someone pls helpppppp.......

  • My Xperia arc s gets heating in using could any one help me plzz

  • how to install Xperia ROM?

  • Ugo Settings-wireless&network-mobile network--network mode-WCDMA preferred/GSM

  • anyone used Sony's xb30ex extra bass stereo headphones??? how is the performance? is it better than mh-650??

  • How to make led light keep blinking when lock screen ?

  • yes you'll have to downgrade it using flashtool

  • is the videocall of xperia arc S is nibe and better than galaxy s2?

  • If you upgrade your o.s and its not compatible to ur phone that will happen. You need to degrade your phone

  • Using "flash tool" software,you can root also

  • This is the most sexiest and da beautiest phn i have evr seen,still thr s no phn produced to beat arc's beauty :-)

  • it is very good mombile...

  • wats da way we can root da phn?

  • thankyou!

  • Galaxy s2 without second thoughts... This is good , but s2 is beyond comparison.If your budget was a bit more,I would recommend lg optimus g (depending on your market , its price is a little bit higher comparing it to s2)

  • Where is sound recorder in it?

  • hi guyzz! i m confused bw to smartphones someone plz help me to choose bw xperia arc and galaxy s2

  • For my experience there is no problem or any i had encountered after updating to ICS 4.0.4. I also upgraded to the latest firmware and all works fine. So far my phone is more than a year now. The lack of enough internal memory is the only thing i am complaining. Just manage your apps install only relevant and usable apps.

  • I upgraded mine to ICS 4.0.4 and still it works fine, further it improves battery life.

  • It's a nice phone, I have mine for over a year now and its still working fine. Just update to the latest ICS version. The only prob i encountered is the small capacity of the internal memory, but you can manage the installed apps. Install only important and usable apps.

  • i cant open my arc s,it shows the sony logo first then xperia logo then it blank its supposed to have the screen but its not working i havent use my arc s for one week coz it doesnt turn on but then power button vibrates and works and it shows those logos then its blank!!!!!!!!!!i love arc s soooooooo much i cant live without it!!!!PLZ HELP!!!!!!!

  • why i cant connect to my 3g network

  • pls who do u dat i need it(sony xperia arcs)

  • Ordered this phone about a week ago and CAN'T WAIT TO GET IT... I got this because my iPhone was stolen :( and I was kinda sick of apple, and their lack personal customisation options. I hope I won't be disappointed... (I also only paid $180 for it too :D)

  • sony ericson always best cell fons i love sonyericsons cell fons

  • xperia arc s is the best phone i ever had it waaz alovely experience with you baby i miss u

  • it is the worst smart phone i have ever seen ir heard...poor internal memory and poor battery timings

  • sony ericsson xperia arc s is the best phone nice look & smart version great .phone

  • plz anyone help me to root Arc S...with easy method

  • Y is that phone not having a keyboard,and jst like other smart phones do have like nokia c6

  • How to root phone?

  • I agree: poor internal memory... beyond this the phone is very good and the 8MB camera makes very good photos!

  • Phone is awesome, I've rooted it and install Ultimate HD Xperia ROM, and it work's like crazy ... just beautiful :D

  • poor internal memory......otherwise the phone is very nice to use

  • Hi what is the latest GB version available for arc s? mine is 2.3.4 Awaiiting your reply..

  • i have also the same problem plxxxxxx any one help me to fix my wifi problem :-(

  • please suggest me that MAY I buy arc s?

  • Phone is good , but the internal memory is soooo poor , i hink its the big problem of this mob ...

  • My tip to all of you is not to upgrade to Android 4.0(ICS).Then you won't have any problems with this mobile.I am a statisfied user of a xperia arc s.

  • Can anyone tell that the problem still persist of WIFI connectivity in upgrade version (ICS).

  • You have to root your fone and after that create partition of memory card as you like after that install the link to sd and in options select the external memory, and also select the auto link. I told you this process in short but in actual it is lengthy process.

  • worst phone i have ever used is by xperia arc s just got it was quite imprerssed by its design but this useless phone has a problem of restarting itself without any reason and i came to know that alot of xperia phones have this problem!!! never gonna buy another XPERIA!

  • I dont use messenger.. Can you post ur ideas and I can try applying it.. Thanx..

  • I can help you but my english is not very good :) add me on Yahoo Messenger: adryanodej .. is not that hard to root xperia arc s. few steps and it`s done :P

  • Dear sir, how you do the best of your xp arc s? Especially for insufficient memory and rooting. Kindly share in detail to [email protected]. much appreciate for your time. Best regards, Lukman

  • Pls some one should tell me how to get a application dat is called(link2sd) and are to use it.

  • I'm using this phone since 1 year and I'm very satisfied. It is true that there are some inconveniences like 512 Ram memory and limited internal memory but I've discovered tweaking apps like ''link2sd'' witch resolved the limited internal memory problem, then I've found apps like ''autostarts'', or ''gemmini'' for disabling apps to start automatically, saving Ram memory and preserving battery. Of course firstly I've rooted my phone and removed the unnecessary apps. I've installed a new kernel (doomkernel v22) using GB and I'm able to overclock to 1,6 Ghz if I needing. I've istalled ''swapper2'' for having a swap file on the sd card witch acts like a virtual Ram memory, I've installed '' Auto memory management''.......;''hakker's keyboard'' app to have a computer like keyboard... I've replaced the Launcher (go launcher ex) , replaced the browser (Maxthon 2.6.6) and Dolphin browser. And many tweaks. It works great for browsing, watching videos inside the browsers, youtube, gaming, pdf reading, etc.... It works great and I'm still using it. There are no lags, I really like this smartphone. Needs some tweaks but I loved discovering them and applying them. This is a great smartphone with enough resources. For playing a movie it uses 45% at 245 Mhz of the Cpu.

  • how do you root this phone ?

  • I'm also having problem wit my HTC desire HD I hate the fone.I'm thinking of getting another fone

  • why some of game,must be bu

  • This mobile is very slow.

  • Gingerbread is the best. Just underclock the CPU to 1.2ghz to save more battery. Just stick to GB and install Adreno booster for lagless gaming :D

  • Poor battery life hardly standing upto 5or 7 hours.? I'm hearing song n chatting that's it but very poor battery life

  • don't even think of buying this ,sony xperia s is at same price,but is better

  • I want to buy it .. How can i get it .. Please help me

  • I want to buy it .. How can i get it .. Please help me

  • my xpria arc s is getting hot while using internet. I cn't understand that why dis happning.

  • please, i cant download on my phone, what can i do?

  • change mobile web to wcdma

  • better than galaxy s2.everything is ok gb dont update ice!

  • my arc s is only in 2G how do I change it to 3G?

  • its getting hot while using internet

  • Hardware issue , might be there is a problem in main board ..go to service center and tell them about this issue !

  • My phone getting heat just in a minute ??even in display

  • im using this Arc S but I experience a poor battery life and sometimes the phone gets hot. Can anyone help me with this? I already replaced the battery still didnt work

  • 4.1.2 upgrade is best ! but u have to unlock boot loader of your phone to install jelly bean Rom like "Super Jelly Bean or Racing Bean "

  • Im using this fone from some days ,,,, it is very sliw some tyms... Specially when playing games like temple run ????? Plllzzz can anyone tell the reason?

  • now i need to update my arc s to ICS but i read some issues regarding the batterylife that ,itz below average.... did anyone can help me... whether i need to update or not

  • which is the best upgrade of Sony xperia arc s , 4.0.4 or 4.1.1 ????@ salu

  • I tink it's cool

  • i have used this phone 4 a while no and i think its the best smart phone ever! good quality pics

  • is the upgrade to ics worth it or should i stick to gingerbread? do all the sony apps disappear after upgrade?

  • I use arc s for month ( sorry for my bad english) i suggest to unlock bootloader and use fxp200 firmware it's very very fast. Why sony don't use a google experience like nexus for old phone in my arc s the cm10 is the best solution for free memory space for app i can move app in sd with link2sd and the phone don't have lag in nothing operation game included.....

  • Clear the data of Facebook from settings (Settings > Apps) .and then check ,furthermore try to browse your phone gallery from other app that requires internet connections , like gmail ,skype or viber or browser .if problem still persist then re-flash your phone firmware

  • Arc S is the best in terms of Display,Camera and Design .i have been using this phone from one year. but Arc S is now Old...Single core , OLD GPU , less Ram.Buy Xperia L or Xperia P...Xperia L is the most latest device of Sony , best design and Specs in mid range :)

  • Dude , Use ES file explorer or root explorer . both are available in Googleplay for free but root access is required for these 2 apps :)

  • please do you guys advice me to buy this phone....cause i have an htc desire hd and am having problems whit it...pls hope it wont give me issuse.

  • Open wi-fi settings and tick the "auto IP intergration if DHCP fails" thingie

  • I think that Sony xperia arc s is the best smartphone ever .

  • My photos and videos are on internal storage and not memory card pls how do I transfer them to memory card.. Somebody pla help...

  • Good day sony ericsson user's i got a problem about my mobile, if i open my wifi and i want to upload some photo's to f.b i cant open my photo galery, and if i will turn off my wifi, now i can open my files, so can u help me about my problem thank you!

  • Please flash the generic ICS 4.04 Firmware and then check ? no it`s not ur phone issue , its a problem with firmware

  • Hey dude !!! I have got a problem in xperia arc s , when I upgrade my phone in 2.3.4-4.0.4 , the bluetooth device isn't working, and my phone getting restart itself, isn,t problem of device or my phone??? please tell me ..@salu

  • it has adreno 200 not 205, 205 with jellybean ( triple buffer, vsync and all other gpu stuff in jellybean) will consume a lot of ram and jellybean will need a lot of internal memory so it is impossible

  • Even the Lg L7 with single cortex 1ghz cpu got jelly bean upgrade ,and my sony doesn't ,what gives sony ? ...

  • it's the router's wifi security kind. If you have WPA or something like that, change it to WEP. hope I helped..

  • I had the same problem. Change your router settings to BG and your problem will be fixed. Thus, change radio settings from Automatic to BG. This solution worked at least for me.

  • xperia arc problam phone

  • yes mine also gets hot its a demerit in sony

  • my xperia arc s getting hot when using. . ? is that nrml ?

  • the mobile gets heated up in just 5sec!

  • Not Possible

  • no

  • it is possible to install or upgrade the camera of sony xperia ars s??to put front camera?

  • I just want to know if It is possible to install or upgrade the front camera for sony xperia arc s??

  • Did you check your mobile wifi at any other place , means any other wifi internet connection other than yours ? if problem is not with the kernel wifi modules then it must be a hardware issue !

  • am in Tanzania, which process should i follow to purchase Sony ericsson xperia arc S.

  • I have updated my sony ericsson arc s but it is updated to 4.0.3 instead of 4.0.4 ics please help me out....

  • i m using gingerbread 2.3.4 and my wifi signal drops every 30 sec or 1 mint and i use laptop built wifi with software called connectify hotspot and i also tried ics but this annoying problems not solved out then i downgraded ! but whenever i use my friends any samsung mobiles ,wifi signal never ever dropped out ! i m faded up ! no one can solve this problem out ..........please tell me how to solve this freaking problem ......????????????????????? waiting for your best and perfect solution !

  • In terms of Display , Design , Camera , its best :) but if you want a smart phone which can work smoothly with 50-70 Apps , HD Games , movies , Video songs , i mean if you put 16GB SD card & load it with apps , games , movies , songs , photos then Arc S Performance is not the best because of 512MB Ram and Old Chipset. with 8GB Card , 20-30apps and other stuff (Video songs , movies , photos) , it works fine , no lags ! i`ve been using this phone from 10 month .i know all about this phone :) regards Salman

  • Which android version are you using ? what problem are you experiencing with your wifi ? no app or any PC software can fix any wifi issue !

  • Yes, how to fix wi-fi problem ??????? Please !!!!!!!!!!!

  • how to fix arc s wifi problem without updating to ics .please send me your feedback or any software name or any app or any pc hotshot software name or any process that can fix this annoying wifi problem of arc s ,waiting for your reply !

  • yes the camera is very good :)

  • I have a xperia arc s phone. It is a very nice phone. Light and thin.HD grafix and camera. Net use is very comfortable.At all ..so much.......

  • Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S do u think this mobile is best/ suggest me i m playing to buy this mobile as soon as possible replay me

  • you are gone mad , Arc S has the best Camera , i can bet , it`s Camera is far better than galaxy S2 and Apple Iphone 4 and 4s ! i don`t know whats wrong with your phone`s camera ! i have best images taken from Arc S in low Light ! in low light condition , Arc S Camera adjust brightness itself :) i have been using this phone since September 2012 and i know better than you about this Awesome Device

  • Good

  • Keeps on corrupting photos on the memory card, i initialy thought it was the memeory card problem but the cards seem to work perfectly on other phones but when in xperia arc s, the photos are corrupted after a day or two, my opinion?? i wasted my hard earned cah on this phone, not worth the amount

  • i ve bought this phone because of this review (camera review) but camera is awful, totally worthless, big compression, overexposed... blackberry curve phones of 5mpix have way better photos, but not in reviews

  • i have 2 ARC S one use custom room (Super Jelly Bean) and the other one use standard room (ICS) and by the way nothing happen with my second ARC S + ICS, everything is stable like bluetooth-wifii-hotspot and everything else work so fine..no bug at all..

  • the bluetooth issue is available with gb and ics in some devices, but you can fix it by a repair via SUS or by flashing a generic firmware by flashtool or by using a custom stock rom

  • :)

  • yes it worth :)

  • dont upgred tu ics it will be hang and have a bluetooth problem

  • Hey guys. just bought the arc s recently and i noticed for one the net is running on 2G?? Ive tried looking for the 3G option but to no avail. HELP PLEASE.

  • Hey guys. just bought the arc s recently and i noticed for one the net is running on 2G?? Ive tried looking for the 3G option but to no avail. HELP PLEASE.

  • Really feeling regret for buying this Phone, Yesterday my sister has updated her mid-range phone Samsung Galaxy S Advance to Jellybean, Being named as a Flagship phone of 2011, Sony should atleast provide us a Bug-free and Stable ICS, They've provided JB to Xperia J which has same specs as Arc S. Even for Xperia S their first flagship phone, they hasn't been provided Jelly Bean update till now, Really Shame to Sony, U should learn from Samsung which has updated JB to their 2011 flagship S2 phone.

  • Its a ideal phone if your just using it for calls, text and the occasional web browse, Downloading is a big thing on the phone and cam slow it down if you get to many apps, Also there an nomore updates for it.

  • Hi, I want to buy the Xperia arc s and i want to know if its a good idea! Please reply me anyone! Thanks in advance

  • no root use NEXUS MEDIA IMPORTER apk get from www.apkmania.com

  • bad phone and it is very slow when you download programs

  • first you must root the phone, and there are many free apps on the play store that enables it.

  • You should know the nearest Sony Ericsson service centre if you are usin Bluetooth very often...

  • Salu....what about this......is it worth ?

  • phone is not getting on again.....no display

  • yes phone is not getting on again ....no display ....

  • if u press the back button or the switch off button it will be not working and it gets hang

  • tell me about how can i use usb otg(usb on the go) plzz TeLL....

  • Bro , To make more memory free in your phone storage u have to root ur Arc , After Rooting Install Link2SD App (Available in PlayStore) by using this app , u can move all the apps to SD Card , but Avoid to move system Apps :)

  • i recommend you to buy this phone because Arc S is a beautiful Device , very handy and stylish Phone Pros : Best display (Better than Galaxy S2) 8MP Cam (Better than Galaxy S2 and HTC Sensation Series) Beautiful and Stylish Cons : old Processor and GPU less internal memory and Ram no front Cam (But You can use back Cam for Video Calling in skype) if you want a better phone in terms of Speed then buy Sony Xperia P ( Dual Core , 1GB Ram ,8MP Cam ,front VGA cam , Upgradable to Jelly bean... but no SD card Support)

  • On lockscreen, there is a option of changing Unlock Pattern using google account if you forgot your unlock pattern , use that option and set new pattern :)

  • Wa`Alikum Assalam possible reasons of Call drop 1)Network Problem 2)Signals drops 3)Problem in Sim Card 4)Signal IC Issue

  • Wa`Alikum Assalam if your phone is not getting on again , then this is not a software issue for sure put ur mobile on charging then try to power on again , if problem still persist means , if its not showing any display or black screen with display light then might be there is a problem in main board Go to any authorized mobile Repairing Shop !

  • Arc S works little bit slow with 16GB card . install clean master and android assistant (Both are available for free in play store) . clean cache . kill background processes .this will make more Ram free :) restart ur phone after two days :) but if you really want to do something better for your Phone , and make your phone fast then Install Racing Bean Rom . its really fast and stable Rom . i have used almost 12 Roms for Arc S , but this one is best One but Racing Bean Rom required Unlocked Bootloader ! see my longest post on this thread , there i explain how to unlock bootloader of Arc S , that procedure works fine for Arc too :)

  • i am going to buy arc s ADVICE ME TO BUY IT OR NOT ??????

  • Bro , To make more memory free in your phone storage u have to root ur Arc S , After Rooting Install Link2SD App (Available in PlayStore) by using this app , u can move all the apps to SD Card , but Avoid to move system Apps :)

  • Dude .its a long procedure let me make it simple for you Caution : Unlocking bootloader of your phone void your phone warranty follow this tutorial This tutorial works fine after unlocking bootloader download official Arc S ICS firmware and download super jelly bean and gapps from this link , put super jelly bean and gapps into your SD card ?t=2134257 flash ICS firmware using Flashtool flashtool download link -addr...77732r657865 after download , install it , it will install in C:\Flashtool (by default) if you don`t know how to flash firmware using flashtool let me explain for you extract the download ICS firmware to location (C:\Flashtool\firmware) delete the Old file if you found any in firmware folder power off your device open flashtool.exe file click on thunder button and select flashmode for next windows just press okay wait for the next window appear Connect data cable to USB port of your PC / Laptop hold the back button key on your phone and connect your phone , Notification Light on your phone will ON in green color , now leave back button , it will take sometime to flash Firmware after Completion of flashing , Remove your phone , but don`t power on ur phone download this Fusion kernel File put this kernel file into firmware folder of Flashtool , delete the Arc S ICS firmware from this folder that you previously flashed open flashtool , power off your phone , plug usb cable to your pc , now hold the button right next to home button key on your phone ,and connect your phone , this time LED will turn on in blue color click on thunder button , this time select fastboot mode a window will appear , select option "kernel to flash" it will navigate you to select file , select kernel file it will take 1-2 seconds to flash kernel file remove your phone after flashing , and power on your phone after fusion logo appear , start pressing volume down key untill CWM Appear listen one thing , touch does not work in CWM(Clock work mode) , to select any option use home button key , and for scrolling use volume up and down key back button also works for back purpose first of all , wipe data wipe cache partition wipe dalvik cache in advance in mounts and storage , wipe system , data and cache after doing so , install zip select install zip from sd card , select super jelly bean zip from sd card , install it install gapps zip after installing gapps , come back to main menu ! in power option , select reboot system by following this tutorial u can install Super Jelly bean "i am not responsible for any damage or your phone bricked" take a risk and do it on your own ! this tutorial is not a copy paste , it`s made by me :)

  • hi my phone is off automatically plz anybody help me...

  • hi my phone is off automatically plz anybody help me...

  • I have the Arc not the Arc S, I've added a 16GB card to it, To store music, pictures and apps, Not all the apps will go over to the memory stick which is why it runs really slow...

  • Hey plz reply me.....I am also using arc s by its 4.4. How u installed 4.12 plz rply

  • asslam allikum any one can plz help me y call is off automatically

  • asslam allikum can any one help me plz my cell is off automatically

  • Den aw re u doin it? I wan mine also 2 b lik dt.. Ma internal memory is so full... I jst av lik 58MB left... Pls explain...

  • Den aw re u doin it? I wan mine also 2 b lik dt.. Ma internal memory is so full... I jst av lik 58MB left... Pls explain...

  • if my cell lock and unlock pattron is press above 20 times and my cell phone is lock.pls tell us how we open my cell phone. thanks

  • Arc has old chipset and GPU , might be thats why sony did release update for arc S but i am using Android 4.12 on my arc s , and its working fine :)

  • And Don`t compare dual core device with single core device . Arc S is better than Galaxy S2 in terms of these three things 1)Design 2)Display and Resolution 3)Camera

  • i don`t know why people don`t know how to use Smart Phone i have 16GB SD card in my set , which is full of data 50 apps including 5 Launchers , 50 720p video songs , 400+ mp3 audio songs 2000+ HD photos , and my arc S is very smooth , believe me i am not Liar..! Most of all , Spider Man , Max payne , NFS Most Wanted Asphalt 7 , temple run , All games works fine , free of lag :) After all these Stuff , Free Ram on my phone is always >130MB :) My Current Rom : Racing Bean 3.1 Kernel : Fusion V5.4

  • s2 has a dual core processor and better ram amount and internal memory amount while n arc s it is quite 'impossible'' to update to official sony jellybean because of the low internal memory and low ram

  • The handset is great, Just i have had it 2 years now and its really slow. SLOW.

  • My andriod version is 2.3.4

  • It is the most slowest phone ever among all the FLagship phones in the last 1 - 2 years. Upgrade it to ICS, use/customize it for 10 - 15 days and experience its great lag and slowness! Sony sucks! Samsung upgraded its S2 (2011) to JB but Sony bluntly said no and is adamant not to optimize its software so that phone runs smoothly! I got HTC One, so good Project Butter FTW!

  • yes it is Arc is the best phone in terms of display ,touch , looks , camera , sound and Performance :)

  • yes you can !

  • which Android version are u using ? Install Android assistant and clean master restart your phone after 24Hours ! clear cache and kill background processes using both softwares that i have mentioned !

  • Aw do I close applications am nt using on ma arc s

  • Hi intoxicated salman, my arc s is so slow, pls woh can I do bout it???

  • very nice

  • From phone u can`t update your phone`s Android Version over wifi but u can upgrade via Sony PC Companion download the latest Sony PC Companion from Sony website Before updating , check your internet connectivity ! enable USB debugging in your phone charge your phone at least 75% after that attach your phone to your pc / laptop open PC Companion , and check whether Sony companion detects your phone or not , if it detects then it will notify you about Software upgrade is available :) thats it !

  • I am trying to update the software (android virsion is 2.3.4) and I cant ,i tried pc companion and tried from the phone software update its not work help please.

  • might be there is a problem in Signal IC or in your Sim Card replace the sim card and check .this is not a software issue !

  • if they told you that there is a problem in main board , and if they are not lying :D then its not possible to overcome hardware issue through any software update . Software use hardware resources to perform Certain tasks , if there is a problem at hardware end , then what software can Do ? if repairing costs more than new one , then leave the old faulty device , buy a new One !

  • i want to get an expericened comment on the bettry timings of xperia arc s, am currently using galaxy Si9000, any body tells me which one's bettry timings is best? arc s is better or galaxy s in caase of bettry timing

  • sony good compared tow Nokia

  • Dude .its a long procedure let me make it simple for you Caution : Unlocking bootloader of your phone void your phone warranty follow this tutorial This tutorial works fine after unlocking bootloader download official Arc S ICS firmware and download super jelly bean and gapps from this link , put super jelly bean and gapps into your SD card flash ICS firmware using Flashtool flashtool download link after download , install it , it will install in C:\Flashtool (by default) if you don`t know how to flash firmware using flashtool let me explain for you extract the download ICS firmware to location (C:\Flashtool\firmware) delete the Old file if you found any in firmware folder power off your device open flashtool.exe file click on thunder button and select flashmode for next windows just press okay wait for the next window appear Connect data cable to USB port of your PC / Laptop hold the back button key on your phone and connect your phone , Notification Light on your phone will ON in green color , now leave back button , it will take sometime to flash Firmware after Completion of flashing , Remove your phone , but don`t power on ur phone download this Fusion kernel File put this kernel file into firmware folder of Flashtool , delete the Arc S ICS firmware from this folder that you previously flashed open flashtool , power off your phone , plug usb cable to your pc , now hold the button right next to home button key on your phone ,and connect your phone , this time LED will turn on in blue color click on thunder button , this time select fastboot mode a window will appear , select option "kernel to flash" it will navigate you to select file , select kernel file it will take 1-2 seconds to flash kernel file remove your phone after flashing , and power on your phone after fusion logo appear , start pressing volume down key untill CWM Appear listen one thing , touch does not work in CWM(Clock work mode) , to select any option use home button key , and for scrolling use volume up and down key back button also works for back purpose first of all , wipe data wipe cache partition wipe dalvik cache in advance in mounts and storage , wipe system , data and cache after doing so , install zip select install zip from sd card , select super jelly bean zip from sd card , install it install gapps zip after installing gapps , come back to main menu ! in power option , select reboot system by following this tutorial u can install Super Jelly bean "i am not responsible for any damage or your phone bricked" take a risk and do it on your own ! this tutorial is not a copy paste , it`s made by me :)

  • i have installed Racing Bean 3.1 :) stable and fast rom like SJB but better than SJB in terms of Graphics :)

  • I have this phone and the version of android is 2.3.4 I tried to update the software by using pc companion and from the phone by (software update) its not updating what shall I do ?

  • i recently bought an arc s online.my phone s good...wen i travel a long distance my phone's signal gets out of service...and it s not searching for signal again...i shud remove my sim and insert it again to get the signal everytime...is there any solution for this??? but normally its signal strength s awesome...this happens only wen i travel long journey :( help me plzzzzz

  • How to unlock bootloader & How to install jellybean in xperia arc s ? I don't know please explained me .

  • Hey Mike Again i installed Xperia Ultimate HD rom with Lupus Kernel ! i used Super Jelly bean for 2-3 days , Rom is very Fast and Stable ! Just for one reason i deleted this Rom Sony Bravia Engine is missing in SJB we cannot install Sony Bravia Engine and xloud on CM10 based Rom ! in Super Jelly Rom , video quality of Songs is not that much Good because Sony bravia is not present !

  • Officially not unlock bootloader of your phone , after that u can install jelly bean Rom on ur Arc S :)

  • can xperia arc s upgradable to 4.0.4-4.1 jelly bean? and how to ?

  • my phone doesnt support ICS .. its only jellybean.. but still i will try what u suggest.. thanks dude..

  • i consulted it to a service center and they told me that there's a problem in the main board and it should be replaced. and they advised me also that it will cost a lot, and its better to buy a new one instead of repairing it. is there no other way to fix it? some updates or etc? thnx a lot dude

  • the best part in sony ericson is sounds system....but it has a problem in it's device once it got dis function we are not sure whether we are going to get the original device......and also once it got problem then it will continue till we change a new handset....but sound system is good...very good

  • So Far Super Jelly Bean is working fine , no lags , Free Ram is always >150MB Total Ram is 380MB :D in all ICS Roms it was 340MB Super Jelly Bean is better than all the ICS Roms ! i used almost 10 stock (.587) Based Roms ! i Recommend this rom to all people having Unlocked Bootloader. Thank you :)

  • Plz what is the update concerning your issue because I am also experiancing thesame issue as my arc s keep on restarting itself and I dont know why so plz if u have any update plz share it with me. Thank you

  • Hi Bro Finally i unlocked my phone`s bootloader i have installed Super Jelly bean Rom with Kernel Fusion 5.4 i will share my views about the rom Later Regards Salman

  • Hi Bro Finally i unlocked my phone`s bootloader i have installed Super Jelly bean Rom with Kernel Fusion 5.4 i will share my views about the rom Later Regards Salman

  • Ill be sure to try it out again

  • ebay india...15500...do yu have any solution for my issue ????

  • 8MP, no secondary cam, low internal memory, good processor 1.4

  • for how much price u got it? And on witch online shop plz reply

  • i am still on gingerbread, is the update to ics worth it as i've read reviews that say its slow. i s the gaming on ics as good as it is on gingerbread as i want to be able to play games such as mass effect etc.

  • 8 MP primary camera but no secondary camera. how funny...............

  • use lupus v5 mdpi kernel ( it supports 1.6GHz), remove bloatware( needing root), use autokiller from playstore ( root needed), use link2sd to have a free internal memory and use a custom stock based rom like zellycream for mdpi from xda ( the latest two editions of zellycream for mdpi (3 and 2.5) are spectacular)

  • Hi there, Good to know that we can speed up the phone by tweaking it just to inform u that i have Live with walkman in specs wise its almost the same apart from the 1.4 gHrzt so plz suggest me something to make my phone even faster , it fast though!

  • i recently bought an arc s online.my phone s good...wen i travel a long distance my phone's signal gets out of service...and it s not searching for signal again...i shud remove my sim and insert it again to get the signal everytime...is there any solution for this??? but normally its signal strength s awesome...this happens only wen i travel long journey :( help me plzzzzz

  • can i increase the base memory

  • My Arc S is working very smooth with Xperia Ultimate HD rom ,Time Duration does not matter in Android ...like u said "One month", there is no bug in Xperia Ultimate HD rom , i know many tweaks about android that can make any rom faster ..! Android makes Cache of every App , that's why apps always runs in Background ! cleaning Android Cache makes ur phone faster i have around more than 3000 pics , 400 mp3 songs , 50-60 apps , 70 HD video Songs , and 3 HD games .... and there`s no lag in the HD games like (NFS Most wanted , asphalt 7 , and max payne ) Roms that you have mentioned in ur post are also Good Roms ! Super Jelly Bean requires unlocked Bootloader people who don`t want to unlock their phone`s bootloader , for them Best Rom is Xperia Ultimate HD i used all most 10 Roms for Arc S , but the best One is xperia Ultimate HD Rom

  • very good tonight

  • Flash your Phone with Global Firmware of LT18i(Arc S) flash GB / ICS , which ever you want ! and then check your phone , if you don`t know how to flash Arc S then Do tell me , i will guide you :)

  • My Arc S is working very smooth with Xperia Ultimate HD rom ,Time Duration does not matter in Android ...like u said "One month", there is no bug in Xperia Ultimate HD rom , i know many tweaks about android that can make any rom faster ..! Android makes Cache of every App , that's why apps always runs in Background ! cleaning Android Cache makes ur phone faster i have around more than 3000 pics , 400 mp3 songs , 50-60 apps , 70 HD video Songs , and 3 HD games .... and there`s no lag in the HD games like (NFS Most wanted , asphalt 7 , and max payne ) Roms that you have mentioned in ur post are also Good Roms ! Super Jelly Bean requires unlocked Bootloader people who don`t want to unlock their phone`s bootloader , for them Best Rom is Xperia Ultimate HD i used all most 10 Roms for Arc S , but the best One is xperia Ultimate HD Rom Regards Salman

  • root it and take Super Jelly Bean ROM, feel the different and is awesome. Fast & smooth Xperia.

  • am facing a new prblm with my phone...my phone doesnt show display and its restarting always. wen i switch on again it shows display for 5 secs and then it restarts again...wts the problem to my phone??? can anyone plz suggest me a solution fr this??? i will b thankful..

  • This mobile is only good with gingerbread or jellybean. Whatever you do, avoid all ics roms, they're slow and buggy. Even xperia ultimate hd may seem fast at first,but give it a month and you'll be crying. jb rom - super jelly bean gb rom - atomic gb

  • Ur Welcome Bro Here`s torrent file of Max Payne

  • thx salman for new rom i will try it in 1 week ^_^ and can u give me the new link of max payne, bcoz i accidentally deleted my sd, when i check the link u give me its already xpired.. :(

  • no need to unlock your phone`s bootloader install xperia Ultimate HD rom 3.02 and use this tutorial to boost up ur phone ! i got 50% of the ram free ! playing NFS most wanted HD (Size 1.9GB) With 0% Lag :) Xperia Ultimate HD itself a very fast and stable Rom ! Use Android assistant and Clean Master to make more ram free

  • but if you want to unlock your phone`s bootloader then go ahead , unlock it , install any Recommended Custom Kernel for Specific Rom Super Jelly Bean , CM 9.0 or 10.1 and Racing Bean are Good Roms i never used these Roms , becoz i never unlocked my Phone`s bootloader ! my experience is only with Roms that can be installed with locked bootloader i have got info about above mentioned roms from xda-developers.com custom kernels are faster than stock kernel , so that Rom with recommended kernel works fast :)

  • if you don`t want to unlock the bootloader of Your Phone then install Xperia Ultimate HD 3.02 Rom , its stable and fast ,I have been using this Rom from 7 days , and it`s working fine ,minimum lag , lag is because of 16GB cards full of data , more than 2500 pics , 50-60 1080p songs , 50 apps and 400+ mp3 songs :D my arc S is my personal Computer :D

  • it`s not just for your Arc S it`s for all Arc S manufactured till now :D let me make it simple for you ! User Accessible Ram of Arc S is Around 340MB ! because some Amount of Ram is reserved for Android OS and some necessary Services to Run Android OS ! These Services Runs at the background , and cannot be kill or stop !

  • Hey Salman, Can u give me the best rom for games plz.... zelly and viper is so much ram usage... and when i unlock my bootloader, what is the improvement of my phone??

  • why my arc s RAM 335 Mb please give me answer,

  • it quite good bt the for me it a no,no

  • there must be front facing camera for video calling.

  • Turn on Bluetooth , go to settings ----> Bluetooth , click on the button right next of the home button key click on Rename phone !

  • how many times ur phone reboots itself a day ? Sorry for mistake in my previous comment , i am dozing :D

  • how many ur phone reboots itself a day ? did you install any custom rom or any App , so after that u are experiencing this problem ! this can be hardware / software issue !

  • go to settings---->Language & input , and uncheck Spelling Correction Option !

  • Officially not ! but u can root ur phone , unlock ur phone`s bootloader , and install custom kernel recommended for jelly bean ,after that u can install Jelly bean !

  • could any one help me about Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S itself rebooting problem? Battery is ok i think .

  • how can i name my phone ,, i named it before now when i send something with bluetooth the other phone can detect mine by its name ,, i want to name it again

  • Hos can i turn off the autocorrection?ø

  • Make sure, you are keeping your phone 15-20cms away from objects that you want to focus and take pics.. if you want to take a closeup,use Zoom. !!

  • Whether Arc s is upgradable to jellybean

  • open playstore , go to settings , and uncheck auto-updated apps option !

  • When using the camera, whenever I zoom in on anything the image just goes blurred and unfocussed. Am I doing something wrong?

  • replace the battery and check ! if problem still persist . go to Sony Service Center , they will fix it , if there is no Sony center in your country or your mobile is out of warrenty then go to any authorized mobile shop, if this is not a problem of battery , then might be there is problem in Main Board !

  • You can do a factory reset every month. I do that with mine. Be sure to back-up apps, contacts, phone log, sms, and then go to settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset. This works for me but I think its a shame that I have to do that. Oh and btw, this works on Ice Cream Sandwich version. Don't know about gingerbread.

  • how i can turn off automatic updates for aplications

  • my arc S. just suddenly drains a lot of battery usage. it discharges only in 5 hours. and even if its turned off. battery discharges. too much heat at the back. can u help me guys! what just happened to my phone. can i fix it?!? thanks

  • Root access does`nt effect your mobile .. its Custom Rom that effect your mobile and its stability ! becoz in Custom Rom ,some unnecessary services runs all the time , i give you an example System UI of Gingerbread is very Light and takes less Ram , but System UI of custom Rom takes much Ram , becoz of Customized notification panel , and other customized features ! There is nothing Wrong with custom Rom , Ram of Arc S is 340MB , so it`s difficult for Arc S to Run Custom Rom Smoothly and Lag Free !

  • yes you are right . change your Rom... install xperia ultimate HD rom ..! you know which is the best Rom for Arc S ???? any idea ??? it`s Gingerbread 2.34 the original one ! i used 10-15 Roms , but the best One is original one ! i know Gingerbread is not beautiful and customized Rom , but it is more stable and faster than any Rom :)

  • Salman, No, i try it on my xperia arc s/xperia mini w/o root working games w/o root +nfs most wanted +aralon hd +sharks 3D +modern combat 3 & 4 +wild blood now im rooted even sharks about 5mins more its force close??? i think something wrong at the rom? bcoz my free ram of that is 170mb all apps have been close i have disable service apps

  • I'm little bit confused btwn Arc S and Neo..I hav some doubts wit SE arc s. I jus want to knw whether i can make video calls witout using skype or such apps. Bcz in india ol the ntwk providers providing 3G calling facility directly frm their ntwk. So my dout is, can i use the main camera instead of front for making such video calls in the Arc. 2) Both mobiles having 8mp camera.. In neo, Xmor sensor is there for better camera quality in the low light condition and i'm experienced wit neo's cam which was awesome. Here i just want to knw whether these two mobiles having the same camera with same quality and features nd ol. plz help

  • there might be problem with game apk or SD card data , thats why it always force closed , install the game again and check , some HD games required internet connectivity running first Time to play the game , after that works without internet connection !

  • & Accessible Ram of Arc S is only 340MB !

  • if your mobile is rooted then download playstore apk for your Rom , and move the old playstore apk (/system/app) to SD card and put the new playstore apk to this location (/system/app) using Root Explorer ! and set the permission rw-r-r ! For this method , ""your mobile must be rooted""

  • clear the data Of googleplay from apps and then check , if this doesn`t work , then download googleplay apk for your rom from internet , and install it , if this method also does`nt work ! then last and final solution is Flash your Rom GB/ICS or any other customer rom that you are using !

  • kill the background processes ..closed all running background apps, clear the data of game , and then check...i used viper , in the beginning , for 2-3 days , rom works fine , but after that it started creating problem , rom was dead slow , i know i have 16GB sd card full of data , but rom was crashed like hell , so i installed Xperia ultimate HD 3.02 Rom ,Before installing viper , i was using this rom , its good and can handle 16GB sd card full of data with 1-2% lag(very rarely) , so installed it again :)

  • in my mobile google play store is not working

  • Hey Salman, Can u help all of my hd games after 2-3mins or even in start it always force close, i know that ram of arc s is 512 only. can u help u help me??im usinh viper xperia... tia ^_^

  • u want to use it`s camera on PC as a webcam ?

  • i am from Lahore , it`s not available in warranty i don`t know about other cities ! but u don`t need to worry about warranty , i have been using this phone from last 8 months , i bought it without warranty but Box packed ! till now i didn`t face any minor issue in this Phone :) Arc S Rocks :)

  • Sony Official ICS Is slow and laggy , downgrade your phone to Gingerbread or root ur phone and install Custom Rom :)

  • hi any one know about warranty of this mobile phone in pakistan then plz tell me???

  • htc sensation xe, one x have so good design

  • How to use its webcam...???

  • Hi...! Can you tell me how to faster my ARC S...??? Its ICS version installed in it and when I open any heavy app, it becomes slower and I always have to stop its apps from settings but still its not too fast. :(

  • Can you Please tell me , ur Arc S is locked to which Carrier ?

  • Hey can i unlock carrier of arc s ? so that i can use it to my home country. and how. quick tutorial?

  • ur welcome bro :)

  • Glad to know that your Arc S Comes back to Life :D

  • Ur Welcome Bro ! i am always there for any kind of help related to windows , Linux & Android and most of all Arc S :D !

  • Special thanks salman...I did it already by luck I just flashed the official rom of ICS and it now works very good....and when I 'll go anything I 'll just ask you. Really thank you very much appreciated your comment :D your bro from Nokia 808 users opinion's page Ziad :)

  • thank you.. =)

  • Install Android Assistant , a very small app but do lots of things before playing game or in normal use open android assistant , click on quick boost 2 or 3 times , it will kill ur running background processes and make more Ram free or u can free more ram by closing running apps through applications in settings !

  • i really like sony xperia .. i now have ARC S but when im playing games like Temple Run or Subway Surfers.. there is a lag... Why is that?? im so upset

  • hey..i am new smartphone user. arc s is my first smartphone.I am using it for 1 month. I like to play games on mobiles so i play games on it. But while games (like fruit ninja, temple run 2) it becomes slow & stacks sometimes.....what can i do..?? please someone give me the suggestion...

  • here is the link to download xperia viper Rom V5.0 Link of orginal post to flash rush kernel , u need to unlock ur phone bootloader ! but u can use Viper with locked bootloader just download Rom , put into SD card and flash it via Recovery ! before flashing , backup ur all data (Contacts , SMS , call logs and ROM )

  • ur welcome bro yes rush kernel is better and for Viper Rom , Rush kernel is Recommended by Developer

  • Hello Ziad ! something went wrong thats why you got bootloop ! there is a solution for it flash this Arc s Stock kernel (boot_LT18_587) after flashing kernel ! flash this official Sony Official ICS 4.04 ftf for flashing these two files use Flashtool for flashing kernel , select fastboot mode in Flashtool ! and for flashing Rom , select Flashmode regards Salman

  • Hi salman My name is Ziad...I'm Nokia 808 owner but I tried to flash my friend's Xperia Arc S but I unlooked the Arc S boot loader successfully...I forgot to make the usb debugging and source unknown and flashed the ICS kernel so the phone stacked at the booting sony screen What should I do now??? If I need to flash the official kernel??? please send me link of it. or tell me how I return to the phone as it should be unlocked bootloader and 2.3.4 GB... Thanks Salman and all of you guys Ziad.

  • thank you mate :) ( is rush better than lupus?? Performance wise)

  • I use a LT18i there is something unusual its temp increases rapidly while playing so i cant put it on my ears to make a call

  • i have the model of xperia arc s it is very nice good too happy to using sony ericsson

  • Salman, where did u get the viper rom can u gvr me the link??? and how to flash rush kernel can u teach me??

  • no it`s not true , this is the mistake in specs on Gsmarena ,its 720p but u can play 1080p video using mxplayer / BSplayer

  • Kindly read the specs again , user accessible phone storage is only 320MB !

  • i`ve installed Viper Xperia V4.5 with stock kernel its cool , fast and stable in this rom , u can also even change theme of system settings !.i never find this feature in any other rom ur phone bootloader is unlocked ....flash rush kernel before installing this rom ! Thank you !

  • I am using this LT18i where internal memory should be 1GB as per the model specification. But in my ph set, the phone memory showing Total space-420MB (Apps-111MB & Availabe 310MB). My question is if the memory is 1 GB, then why it showing like this??

  • hahaha , CPU is poor ? i am playing nfs most wanted , asphalt 7 ,max payne without any lag ! i know phone memory is around 400MB , but u can move all the apps to SD card after rooting ur handset !

  • yes it depend on how many apps u have installed on your phone , currently i am using xperia ultimate hd rom 3.0 , having 16GB sd card , more than 2000 pics,70HD video songs ,Around 400 mp3 audio songs 50-60 apps ,5 Launchers , my phone is also slow ! Android system creates cache of apps in ur phone , when u have many apps installed in our phone and have lots of multimedia stuff , then response of arc S is not very Good , because of 335MB RAM :( i remember my arc s works perfect with 8GB Card, at that time i have 20-25 apps , 20-30 HD songs and less than 5000 pics ! Processor of Arc S is fast ! but RAM is low ! About Viper : today i`ve downloaded Viper Rom , i`ll install and share my views !

  • super phone

  • what its say 1080p hd? its true?

  • No front camera, poor RAM poor CPU,No phone memory only 480 Mb

  • I have really some lag in games even with lupus v5 with 1.4 ghz but could it be because I have 157 apps installed?? and which are the best?? what about viper xperia?? other than that no bugs

  • Might be problem in the main broad ! this is not a manufacturing defect , i have been using this cellphone for 7months , but i didn`t face any problem ! i used many custom roms , but didn`t face any issue yet ! dude it`s a best fone , i personally recommend this superb device to everyone :)

  • Bro , its Gsmarena.com , not a lyrics website :D just kidding :D

  • hmmmmmm....As i told u , zelly cream have bugs but developer of this rom don`t want to accept it ! and ur most welcome :)

  • Hi Guys I've been using the almighty Xperia Arc S for the last 6 months. Im a techie guy and I know things. I've rooted and tried many custom mods like MiUi, cyanogen etc, Now My phone runs on ICS rooted. Yes u guys are right. SOny's launcher is too slow(actually crappy). But the solution is to try other launchers. Every single app and game in the market runs fine on ARC so dont complain its buggy. How to make your Arc S faster? 1. Download MiHome launcher from here (or) download it from any site by just googling it. How to increase the battery life.? Hey battery life depends on lots of things. All smartphones hold the battery for 1 day and thats gud. My Arc S does the same and it could hold it for 2 days if I just use it for calls. 1. Decrease the brightness 2. Turn off 3g,bluetooth,wifi. Just use GSM and not 3G mode. Turn on 3G only when u wanna use it. Now 3. Download notification toggle from here It gives an easy way to change brightness and to toggle. PS: If you are an advanced user, u cud do more things with your ARC S. For any help, txt me in fb FYI here are the 50 things that your ARC S could do that iPhone can't !

  • Salman, youre right i have notice that zelly cream have many many many many bugs.... my other games not working properly always laggy even they have an a xperia boost, i go back to xperia ice bean hehehe ^+^ thx 4 the game i download it when my net is fast :p

  • fully Charge your phone , make the brightness to half , kill the unnecessary background processes and then check ur battery timing install android assistant and clean master , both are available in market for free by using both softwares , clean cache , delete history , kill unnecessary processes ,then check ur phone response

  • yes it is available in market this is the most running model of SonyEricsson yea i know ,sony and Ericsson broke up in Early 2012

  • Couldn't find any smartphone out there that can beat Xperia Arc S design ! If you have, name it :D

  • @Abhipreet 1. get sunglobal 1850mah battery, that should help you. 2. it's normal i guess. 3. not smooth because due to low ram 512mb only. You shouldn't excpect more.

  • how can i conected my sony ericsson xperia arc s with wifi

  • Ok .. Now here is my situation. I need help from all the tech buddies. April 12 purchased. Issues: 1. Battery life almost 8-10 hrs on normal usage, like watsapp and a couple of calls. What should i do about it. 2. The phone is getting slow. I mean if i open contacts takes 1.5secs to open. I have android 2.3. Is the response time ok. 3. I only have 8-10 application installed in my phone and i dun know why the functionality is not very smooth. Please suggest me what should i do or go for a new phone (which will kill me financialy) Please respond techies!! Regards Abhipreet

  • The phone worked great for 6 months. Later it started giving me problems, it'll shut down when there is 10% charge in it and when i plugin to charge it it'll charge from 10% or so. Disappointed by sony as i got it serviced 4 times the problem persists.

  • Is this phone is available in market? As, sony ericsson is no more together!

  • man go with closed eyes for arc s or any droid, lumia and bb series are all useless vs android and arc s is better than any bb and of course than lumia 620

  • Go for Arc S with your Eyes Closed no comparison with lumia / blackberry Arc S is better than lumia and blackberry in all aspects Display , camera , speed , OS , customization , Looks etc i can bet on one thing , Arc S is more beautiful than Galaxy SII ,SIII and lumia series Arc S display is very sharp and vibrant ! download mx player from market , put 720p song in your mobile , increase the brightness to full , and play the song in mx player , u will inspire from the quality of its LCD and colors worth buying !

  • if you can compromise on internal storage and do not mind a 2 year old phone then buy. It was a very good phone of it's time! i still own it will upgrade to Z ;) in short(problems): - No front facing camera. - "very" less internal memory. - recent games and heavy applications might not run as smooth due to old GPU and only 512MB RAM. other than these 2 issues super phone (y)

  • This phone is very good. I got it for 1 year and I am immensely pleased with it. It works perfectly and it is fast ;)I sincerely recommend it! Greetings from Slovenia..

  • bro , now it`s not too much expensive ,price is between US $225-$250

  • let me clear you about something , Arc doesn`t have front camera , but u can use back camera for video calling in skype :)

  • Browsing speed is Good . Facebook chatting , skype calling , all are Good :) The best thing in Arc s is it`s Display , Led back-light LCD rocks , display is very sharp and vibrant ! worth Buying !

  • no Faults ! Arc S is a very stable , fast and beautiful Phone :) worth buying :)

  • hey hy...,i'm planning to buy this phone.....bt in my budget i've 3 choices 1)lumia 620, 2)blackberry 9320 , 3)sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

  • Thank you for the information ! i knew this solution ! when i install v1.2 of zelly cream , i experience the same bluetooth issue , at that time i did this method that u have discussed in ur post ! bluetooth option comes back , but wifi stopped working , wifi was not turning on , CWM stopped working, whole rom crashed ! thank you for helping me ! Last night i installed Xperia Ultimate HD 3.02 , this rom is also very Fast , stable and smooth !

  • In Root Explorer. Try to extract bluetooth apk from your Zelly rom zip and push it to your system/app. Don't forget to set the right permission: rwrr

  • Bro , i installed Zelly Cream v2.5 , and expected problem still persist ! One Month Back , when i installed Zelly cream v1.2 ,i experienced the same problem ! problem is that , when i try to send any file (Music, photo , video or any apk file ) from any file manager (Astro ,root browser(pre=installed) , Gallery , Quick pic ) , bluetooth option is missing , means i cannot share anything via Bluetooth , check ur phone , and do tell me if you face the same problem !

  • Welcome bro ;) it has new adreno libs that made it even faster and faster

  • Okay ! i will try it :) thanks you !

  • My Pleasure :)

  • ur welcome bro :) yup you are right , zelly cream rom is faster than ice bean rom , to make your phone more smoother install android assistant and clean master what a co-incident , max payne is also my favorite game , i played max payne 1 and 2 many times on my PC ! i played max payne 1 on my arc s , it`s smooth ,no lags ! here a torrent link for max payne 1 extract the files , install the apk , put the SD card data into \Android\Data folder !

  • can you tell me .if their any problem cuz i wanted to buy one ??? plz

  • now zellycream is v2.5 with a far better performance even and plenty of features, try it you won't regret

  • Salman, Thx im finish rooting my ics to ice bean but sometimes litte bit laggy, thats why i change 2 zelly cream v2.0? 1 more thing salman can u give me working link of your games(HD)like max payne(my favorite game) thx if you answer.... and thx again for long long long long long long TEACHING ME!! :D

  • Thanks again ;)

  • hi is this phone good and doesnt lag when browse web and use chat program Like skype and facebook? and is it good generaly? sorry for my bad eng

  • ha i want but the this so expensive hua T_T

  • Ur welcome bro :) yup u are right ,stock based kernel performance is not Best ! u can flash custom kernel for best performance ! there are no other issues except these two that i have mentioned in my previous post !

  • but my need is a custom kernel with a stock based rom ast he performance is not so good with the stock kernel, I am under warranty but it is not a problem for me if the warranty will be void, and I do not need OTA updates as It can be flashed through flashtool and stock sony updates are not good at all form e after using stock based roms, so what do you think, is there anything bad other than those 2, and thanks in the advance

  • Same thing I noticed...this spec was changed later

  • Nice phone for best budget as it is meeting the need of phone in camera

  • Warranty will be void your device will not be capable to receive any OTA updates i recommend you not to unlock bootloader of ur phone if you want to customize ur phone or want to install custom rom , then just root ur phone , install CWM there are many roms available , that can installed with locked bootloader i used 8-10 roms on my arc s , and i have locked bootloader , it doesn`t mean that i don`t know how to unlock ! i just don`t want to unlock it ! Launchers , widgets , system UI , lock screen apps can make your phone OS more beautiful :)

  • you are right . i daily visit Gsmarena 4 or 5 times ....specially this post , i didn`t notice this thing , i know video capabiltiy of arc s is 720p@30fps , before it was also 720p in gsmarena Arc s Specs , i don`t know , why or when they changed it !

  • It'Z the nice & beautiful cell i like this cell., i'm searching for good cell but today i get a good cell,,,

  • min is 1460 and the max is 1540

  • Why i see 'Video = Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization'? What i know Xperia Arc S has 720p@3Ofps

  • What are the bugs that I may face on unlocked bl??

  • if you don`t want to perform the last step (system upgrade over wifi) then flash this firmware instead of this one

  • Might be Camera and browser apk are corrupted these two apk are system apk (Location /system/app) u can`t delete / replace these apk files replacing / deleting of system apk required superuser permission (root access) Alternate solution (more effective) download flashtool from this link Install it into C drive , after installing delete the old firmware (from this location C:\Flashtool\firmwares) if you found any download Xperia arc Global firmware from this link Exract the above downloaded file into C:\Flashtool\firmwares open flash tool , at the top panel click on flash sign , before lock sign select flashmode , for next windows just press OK unplug ur phone from pc if connected power off ur device press and hold the back button & attach your phone to ur pc/laptop via datacable "don`t release back button while attaching ur phone" color of notification will be green flashing starts , it will take maximum 2-3minutes ! after flashing remove ur handset, power on ur phone , first boot will take some time after booting , turn on your wifi , it will notify you a system upgrade , upgrade it , it will hardly take 2minutes (depends on ur internet connection speed) after up gradation ur phone will restart Now your arc s is just like new , error and problem free :) now if you want to upgrade to ICS ,u can upgrade ur phone via Sony Pc Companion ! Regards Salman

  • root ur mobile on ICS flash this kernel using Flashtool ­ marked usb debugging and unknown sources on ur phone download this rooting tool after rooting install CWM (using xparts) , after all these steps you will be able to install custom roms like Zelly cream a , ice bean etc these two links are valid links

  • Good fone

  • correction - the battery is 1460 mAh

  • Hi I am having a couple of issues with the arc s. Firstly the camera doesn't work anymore, all I get now is 'unfortunately camera has stopped'. Why? Also every time I use google or the browser, after a short period of time it will send me back to google search page or will compleaty close the app and go back to my desktop. Why? It's very annoying. The phone was brilliant when I first got it back it has taken a drastic slide. Can someone help or give advice on how to rectify the problems? Thanks

  • Can u teach how to become jelly cream????? u getting me more confuse what ung teaching me... i learn how to root gb but i dont nid it... bcoz i say my last(10x) post i want to my phone bcome ice bean or jelly cream.... ^_^

  • The file link that you requested is not valid.

  • did u flash this kernel after upgrading to ICS Check USB debugging and unknown sources options in ur phone both of them must be checked

  • Salman, i become ics but when im going to root the phone it always failed.. it says no permission when i check the usb and unknown... ?_?

  • I can say one thing about kernel Kernel is King of OS (Operating System) kernel sits between hardware and software , Kernel contains all information about ur phone hardware and Software (OS)...Without kernel OS is Nothing Android is based on linux Android Kernels can increase stability , add some features or increase battery timing of handset Many custom roms like cyanogenmod , Jelly bean , MIUI required custom kernels , u cannot install these rom with locked bootloader. Rooting gives u root access / superuser privilege to ur device (Like in windows Administrator Account gives u all rights to change anything) bootloader contains the booting information of OS bootloader install in boot partition u cannot access this partition unless ur bootloader unlocked To install custom kernel like u mentioned in ur post , required unlocked bootloader regards Salman

  • Bro , don`t be confused let me make it simple suppose ur mobile is rooted , and u are using gingerbread 2.34 , if you upgrade ur phone to ICS 4.04 via sony pc companion , it will remove root access ! and u have to root ur mobile again using my 2nd guide "rooting on ICS"

  • hey guys i m experiencing problem in my arc s it switches on &off automaticaly.why its so?

  • Salman what is use of kernel like doomlord,vengeance and rush kernel??

  • Salman, You said that if i upgrade to ics my root access to be gone... i can use again the same procedure at rooting on my ginger nothing will happen ryt??

  • how you came to this bootloop problem ? means did u install any custom rom after that u got bootloop issue ? u said that u had to go to sony service center second time , they also flash your rom with official sony rom to fix this issue

  • Upgrading Android version via sony pc companion will remove root access , superuser will be erased flashing of any rom using flashtool also remove root access many custom roms are pre-rooted like xperia ice bean , zelly cream etc

  • xperia ice bean rom link to install procedure is same put rom on sd card enter CWM 2. Wipe data/factory reset. 3. Wipe cache partition. 4. Wipe dalvic cache under advanced menu. 5. Wipe battery stats under advanced menu. 6. Format data under mount and storage menu. 7. Format system under mount and storage menu. 8. Format cache under mount and storage menu. 9. Install zip from sd card....and wait 10..Reboot, wait for booting this rom is not installed through aroma installer i recommend you to install this rom , currently i am using this rom , its fast and stable and have no bugs !

  • if you are using gingerbread 2.34 , then u cannot directly install Xperia ice bean / zelly cream roms because both roms are based on ICS 4.04 .587 FIRST of all u have to upgrade ur phone to official sony ics using sony pc companion if you don`t want to upgrade to ICS from PC Companion then there is a alternate method download this file this is ICS FTF means official 4.04.587 rom ! flash this using Flashtool , flashing procedure will be Same after up gradating , root ur mobile by following my previous rooting guide for ICS after rooting , install xparts , this app is available in market for free xparts is used to install recovery mode for Andriod devices , recovery mode is also called CWM (Clockwork Mode) ,after install xparts , open this app , tab to next screen , and install CWM , it will take sometime to install , before installing , make sure , ur phone wifi must be on and connected to internet Zelly cream rom downloadlink this rom file is in .zip formate , don`t extract it and to install this rom , put this rom into ur sd card restart ur phone , before sony logo appears , start press volume down key , it will enter into CWM (Recovery mode) remember one thing , the options in recovery mode cannot be select using touch ,use volume up/down for up/down and to select anything , press center home key button very carefully follow this guide to install zelly cream 2. Wipe data/factory reset. 3. Wipe cache partition. 4. Wipe dalvic cache under advanced menu. 5. Wipe battery stats under advanced menu. 6. Format data under mount and storage menu. 7. Format system under mount and storage menu. 8. Format cache under mount and storage menu. 9. Install zip from sd card. 10. Follow the steps in aroma installer to install the rom. 11. Uncheck "Reboot device" after installation completed and click on next to go back to CWM. 12. Now reboot your phone.. after rebooting , it will take sometime for first boot, be patient i installed this rom , and i found one bug or u can say i experience one problem when i try to share any file using gallery / astro or any other file manager , bluetooth option was missing ...i reported this issue to the creator this rom on xda , but he said it`s not a bug ,only few xperia holders face this issue after installing this rom , u can try and check ! Regards Salman

  • Hey salman how can i be a zelly cream i want that plz help me!!! step by step plz my os is 2.3.4.. 4.0.2.A.0.42 i nid bcome an ics? can i use the sony companion? it will not erase the supersu? plz reply ur big help 2.me :)

  • Hey Salman THANKS!!! MY PHONE IS ROOTED NOW!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i found superuser how to bcome an icebean or zelly cream etc ^_^

  • Hey Zul check the step by step by salman how to root the phone just download the flashtool and the xperia blah blah its a firmware if ur phone got bootloop

  • Nothing happen salman it always says adb drivers out of date... killing.. and look at this

  • guys, why my phone keeps have software crush..and always shows sony and xperia repeatedly.. minor disappointed.. have go to sony service centr for the second time to reformat..=( how to stop it from happend again..

  • Agree with you :)

  • Follow these links to move system apps to sd card your devices must be rooted for doing so !

  • So u are using ICS , I didn`t know about that before to root on ICS procedure is different download this kernel flash this kernel using flashtool flashing of rom / kernel , procedure will be same as i discussed in my previous post past this kernel file into firmware folder and follow the same flashing procedure after flashing use this tool to root or Use previous DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su tool for rooting before using root tools , Marked USB debugging and Unknown sources in ur phone

  • There's no unnecessary app installed in phone memory...

  • SALMAN!!! HELP ME!!! I Didnt understand this it always says adb out of date.... T_T nothing happen or other apps appear

  • Uhm Salman this rooting device working @ my build number 4.1.B.0.587? i updated that 2 pc companion @ Sony... im finish downloading all the requirements im bit scared hahaha! :D

  • Fast processor, great screen, awesome camera and a resonable battery life. :D

  • Phone calls , music , game playing then maximum one day !

  • Flashtool is a software , use to flash firmware for Android Smart Phones :)

  • download flashtool from this link Install it into C drive , after installing delete the old firmware (from this location C:\Flashtool\firmwares) if you found any download Xperia arc Global firmware from this link Exract the above downloaded file into C:\Flashtool\firmwares open flash tool , at the top panel click on flash sign , before lock sign select flashmode , for next windows just press OK unplug ur phone from pc if connected power off ur device press and hold the back button & attach your phone to ur pc/laptop via datacable "don`t release back button while attaching ur phone" color of notification will be green flashing starts , it will take maximum 2-3minutes ! after flashing remove ur handset , power on ur phone , first boot will take some time download this file for rooting extract it Must check these two options in ur phone "USB Debugging and unknown sources" increase the display timeout to 10minutes install the adb drivers from this location "C:\Flashtool\drivers" ( run this flastool-drivers) plug ur phone to ur pc , on ur phone skip the pc companion installation click on runme file as administrator in DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su folder Command prompt opened with some instructions , all that instruction i described already just click enter , it will take a while , during rooting , ur phone restart 2 or 3 times When u see "done" in command windows , means rooting is done unplug ur phone ...and look for superuser app in ur phone , if you find this app , means rooting was successful , if u couldn`t find superuser in ur phone , means rooting is not done ! there is no mistake in this guide , i root my arc s several times from this method if you face any problem ,then do tell me and this guide is prepared by me , this is not copy paste material :D hope for the best ! Regards Salman

  • Awesome phone..brilliant camera result over all..great LCD touch.

  • Uninstall updates of both apps ! or uninstall unnecessary app from ur Handset :)

  • What is FlashTool by the way..?

  • uhmm salman plz help me how to root step by step plz :) hehehe sorry im newbie in rooting my xperia arc s and scared to bootloop

  • how its battery backup?if u using all day ph calls or music or game playing....

  • thx salman i will try it :) ill ask u if i didn't understand ^_^

  • I'm facing problems due to low internal memory... Is there any solution to this as FB and Whatsapp are eating a lot of space... Kindly help if there is any solution to this internal storage problem.

  • how u got this problem ? mean did u install any app ? or something else ?

  • in case u get bootloop / ur phone bricked just flash original firmware GB using flashtool

  • i didn`t get anything from ur Question do u want to upgrade ur android version ?

  • To root on GB ...u have to downgrade ur Andriod version from 2.3.4.62 to 2.3.4.42 , to downgrade u have to flash ur mobile with Global 2.3.4.42 firmware using flashtools after flashing , u can root ur mobile using DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su after rooting install CWM , and after that u will be able to install customer roms based on GB rooting on ICS have different method customer roms based on GB are limited ,based on ICS There are variety of beautiful roms that i have mentioned in my post ! remember one thing during rooting or installing CWM or Installing Custom rom , ur phone can be bricked because of any unknown reason ! so be careful while doing these stuff :)

  • how can i upgrade my SE Arc S to Sony ? thanx

  • Bro.. i nevr rooted or did anything to my Arc S.. but can u tel me how to begin with... nd wat to do incase my cellphone getz bricked.. ...lol.. actually m not familiar with custom roms and ol.. diz wil b my first time.. :)

  • Best Phone of my life best design ... performance is best .. display , camera is flawless i root my phone , install cwm , Used GB ,ICS , xperia ice bean , zelly cream , xperia ultimate hd rom , ice cream pureness ,revolution ICS HD ,MIUI , all roms on my phone manytimes i got bootloop after installing rom because of any incompatibility ... many many times i flash my phone ! but my love Arc S never left my way , Always recover itself from major and minor problems i can say one thing about Arc S "Bestttttessttttttttt" if you need any help regarding flashing Roms / Andriod Apps / Custom Roms etc , just ask me :)

  • plz help me ...all icons of galery disappeard

  • I am upgrade ics for my arc s so it hav any problem pls tel me frnds..,

  • yes U can just download it and use it!!simple as that

  • Yes u Can :)

  • Check Auto Rotation and GPS settings ! if settings are okay ...then might be something wrong with your Rom Re-installation may solve your problem :)

  • Dear , to install Jelly Bean Rom you have required 3 things 1)Root Access 2)CWM 3)Unlocked Bootloader there are two jelly bean roms for Arc S But i Recommend you to install Custom Rom Based on ICS 4.04 Regards Salman

  • Follow this post to install Rom here is the link to download Rom before installing Rom , make a full backup of your Current Rom using CWM and your base rom should be ICS 4.04 (.587) to install xperia ice bean Rom :) Regards Salman

  • Can I use instagram with this phone?

  • use flashtool to go to original (ics). make a backup coz you will lose all the data.

  • here is the link for jb(cm10), hope you know the drill.

  • Guys I've updated my arc s to ICS auto rotation screen and GPS have stopped working.. any help?

  • i wanna a link to upgrade my arc s to JB

  • It is a great mobile.I am playing many heavy games like fifa 12,mostwanted etc but it never hangs.It is a brilliant mobile.i luv my mobile

  • Nothing error on my xperia arc s when i upgrade gb to ics... observe mode ^_^

  • Sir where do you get the gamea and that ice bean 4.2? link plz thx in advance :)

  • if you want to downgrade to Gingerbread 2.33 Original firmware , then you have to flash Global Arc S firmware using Flash tool :)

  • i am playing Asphalt 7 , Need for speed Most Wanted , Max payne with no lags , All of them are HD games (size more than 1.5GB of every Game) just take sometime in loading game ..but when game starts , no lags at all :) i am using Custom Rom Xperia ice bean 4.2

  • NO major issues with ICS except ICS is laggy , when i upgraded my Arc S to ICS , notification LED wasn`t blink when i receive any notification (SMS , Email , Misscall , FB Msgs etc)...! but i fixed it now i am using custom rom (xperia ice bean 4.2)

  • To upgrade are u using Sony PC Companion ? if yes ? then at which step of upgrading your phone restarts ? This is not hardware issue for sure :) don`t worry Might be you are facing problem in downloading upgrade from Sony Update Server

  • plz HeeeeeeeLp i upgrade my phone 4 times to ( ICS ) and when i upgrade to ( ICS ) . when i tried to shut down the phone , it make restart and wake up again . plz help help is this a software problem or hardwara ???

  • no problems and yest here is a way

  • umm, no i dont think so am from pakistan and here this phone is not more then 250$ and the hardware costs 350$ that`s really expensive.

  • check out this link and try to keep all the things in sd that can be moved to sd...

  • i have updated my arc s to 4.0.4 ! will it cause any problems?? is der any possibility of gettin back to older versions of android ????

  • wanted to ask how can d problem of internal memory can b solved...since it stores many apps like facebook and maps to its internal memory which cannot be moved to d external storage...which results in slowing down d ph while playing games...

  • im using dis ph since 9 months..i have upgraded it to ics 4.0.4..d ph is working very well but d only problem is im not able to play any games as during dat tym d ph slows down and hangs up...is dere any solution to overcome dis problem...plz do help as i need to play games..

  • why not try sony xperia j it is more good than this xperia arc and xperia j is cost up to INR. 15000 ONLY

  • i have this phone...great, ics upgraded, awesome

  • can any 1 tell me what kind of is it?? i wana buy it bt um lil confused abt its OS processer n camera working..?? coz i read out the opnions that its workng down, n camera perfomnce not gud.. plz tell me.. :(

  • Had it for a week then it started to heat up took it to b evaluated an they tell me due to impact damage the motherboards damaged an needs to b replaced, $350 can this be right?

  • if CWM(CWM is a recovery Mode)is not installed on your device then there is only one solution for your Problem flash the Original Firmware GB 2.3 With Flashtool :) regards Salman

  • flash the Original Firmware GB 2.3 With Flashtool :)

  • 4 years???? LOL

  • put a memory card in your phone

  • 4 years? I thought arc s was launched in 2011..

  • PLEASE HELP. My Xperia Arc S camera is not working properly. IT is giving Error. NO MEMORY FOUND. I have updated it to ICS. Factory reset it twice. Still problem exists. Even the PC Companion is not connecting to device. It says. Low memory. PLEASE HELP

  • PLEASE HELP: My Experia Arc S camera is not working. It is having error. NO MEMORY. Also, my mobile is not connencting to PC companion. It says. Low Memory. I have upgraded it to ICS. Factory reset it twice. :( Still having problem. PLEASE HELP

  • I'm using arc s for 4 years beleive me it's the best ever

  • You should be able to find the solution online pretty easy but if you know how to start the phone in recovery mode just re-install the rom and go from there.

  • u cn fynd the solution on xdadeveloper.com

  • It's easy man :) just flash the stock rom again using flashtool , Be advised that this will cause you to LOSE all the data you have on phone (Contacts, sms, .. )

  • can we use this phone as a modem to pc?

  • my sony arc s just crashed after rooting. i rooted and wanted to install a font app. it requested for restart and now it keeps on looping (boot looping) any suggestion on what to do plssssssssssssssss. helppppppp

  • battery is low after half & hour any suggest

  • very nice one

  • I am using 2 years ago Nice best of crealty camera nice smooth usage

  • These is a very awesome handset now i know what i want

  • does d phone work well with icecream sandwhich version of android or it becums slow ?????/plz help

  • yes but by using mx player (play store)

  • Does this phone read DivX? Thank you all in advance.

  • rooting firmware 4.1.A.0.562 getting clockwork mod recovery Xperia zelly cream rom: follow the guide included in the links. zelly cream works both for locked and unlocked bootloaders, but ill still suggest you unlock the bootloader. bootloader unlock hope this will help.

  • I am gaana buy this, CUZ IT'S AWSOME! it's gaana be my first phone :)

  • best camera &fast searching goodphone I am used six months

  • rooting is not illegal, it is legal ( see US courts decisions about hacking softwares) , it will void your warranty if you do anything wrong! simply to take screenshots on stock ics press power and volume down buttons at the same time!

  • go for p..for good sake..ur living.in 2013..there'sno pointineven buying a smartphone without a dual core...plus arc s has been discontinued

  • Physically best look in silver color great 1.4ghz processor Good camera quality Hd 720p Ram in slightly on the lower side Sharpness is normal at 233 ppi I like this phone just for its killer look I myself was confused between Xperia p and arc s But according to features its p according to look its arc s

  • Help me how to root/configure my Arc S to Zelly Cream or Ice Jelly... Please... I'm gonna pay for it...

  • Here you are, how to take a screenshot using Xperia Arc S :

  • Here you are :

  • Caution : Screenshot requires 3rd party application which requires Rooting which is illegal thing to do. Please don't root your phone to take a screenshot, see this video, it's about taking a screenshot without any application's help :

  • amazing phone... awesome camera clarity , superb features ... good sound output... sleek body ... best phone eva ..

  • its a great phone yall

  • i would say that it would be better to go for a Xperia Miro or Xperia E or Xperia S instead of this phone. and if Sony is not your company I would say HTC Desire S. And if budget is the problem best go for a Samsung Galaxy Ace.

  • dont go for tis ph its too slow due to 512 ram which is not sufficient

  • i like it. super nice ng camera :)

  • nice..

  • Use custom rom, from xda

  • try to FACTORY RESET.. or try to remember with your last installed application and try to uninstall,see the diferent..if it not working then try the first solution..i hope that be can help.

  • i just want to know briefly can anyone speak me whether i should buy it or not.plz inform me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • HELP! im using sony xperia asc S. i used to call everytime and after 3 months of using it I updated it to ICS. but now, it automatically RESTARTING! ALL THE TIME, I MEAN 2-3TIMES A DAY! help me please WHAT SHOULD I DO?

  • very good phone.

  • I has Timer too. As a widget. . .

  • nice phone & smooth touch..i realy like it after my Tab..the last Ericsson phone product is awesom..go get it.

  • it has all 3

  • One of the good phone ever i used. Camera clarity is very good.

  • hello dear!is this truth that this mobile have lots of problem?because i have a prograam to purchase this mobile.but when i red your comment..my prog have been changed now. so please tell me should i take or not?also tell me more problems in this mobile.good functions have inside in this mobile.waiting your reply.

  • it hangs when u connect it with another phone's charger.it won't happen if u use original charger.i had the same prob with my samsung galaxy y.does it have any other probs?

  • 2nd smartphone in my hands after B-berry 9900(didn´t fit me) but turned no good after 11 mth Eats out batt.pwr in no time and cannot be repaired acc to workshop. Thats it.. one more not happy customer.

  • Baddest Mobile No Front Camera Slow CPU Low Ram Low Phone Storage High Battery Lose Stopped in 32 GB SD card don't buy it !!!!!!

  • arc s jb does not have, image stabilizer,focus options,timer or touch capture.

  • well ive told you about the camera, for gaming ill suggest a stock rom without any modification, like fxps rom, racingbean rom. check out xda.

  • Nope, it has touch capture and image stablizer, but not sure if it has a timer feature though.

  • Camera , Display , Design of Arc S is Better than Sensation !

  • Go for Arc S :)

  • You have to root ur mobile and after rooting install CWM By using CWM ...u can install new roms and do other customization like me :) My Base Rom is .587 ICS 4.04 ... Boot loader is locked To flash new kernels , Bootloader must be unlocked but To install new Rom (Based on .587 ICS) ... Rooting + CWM is Required ! Now i am using this Rom Because ICS Is very slow and after doing several customization ...my phone was very very slow like Turtle :D This Rom(Zelly Cream) is very fast and stable !

  • ICS but you have to root ur mobile and after rooting install CWM By using CWM ...u can install new roms and do other customization like me :)

  • I have tried nexus and I do not have any problems with its sms app, but what i was worried about is the camera quality and its performance, as you told me its performance is better than stock os ( sony's stock ics) which is awesome but i hope its camera quality will be good, I just have 2 more questions, which rom is the best for the best gaming experience and do you recommend me to switch from ics 4.0.4 ( official from sony) to cyanogen mod 10?? Thanks so much for your help dear

  • i am using this phone...........good performance but less point internal software problem..

  • it has low processor and small amount of ram, sensaion is much better.

  • 512mb ram is sufficient but u have to wait and take 1gb.

  • go for sola..

  • its has everything but camera does not have touch capture,timer,image stablizier and sms app`s interface is not that good i dont know if u have used nexus or not but its just like that its totally stock and yes their will be an effect on speed if u are using stock cm10 rom, slimbean rom, racing bean rom.

  • i wanna know about the phone ram?i mean 512 ram,is it ok....like good or not??

  • plz help me to choose frm xperia arc s, neo L or sola.. which iz better ? and does arc s becomes sluggish or slow after upgrading it to 4.0 ics ? any problm with this phone ?

  • there is no sms, camera in cm10?? and is it smoother than the stock os from sony?? Thanks in the advance

  • replace a new digitizer

  • does it get stuck on sony logo or your cell starts properly??

  • ive tried aokp(jb) on my arc s it is always lagging my friend is using cm10(jb) on his arc s and its fine but you will miss alot of things like camera, keyboard, sms app,etc

  • i purchased SE ARC S it has many problems one of them is it gets heat up alot and and after heating up it is automatically turned off then it doesnt turns on for long hours. :(

  • Calibrate.

  • My Xperia arc s touch is not working properly. if a touched one icon some other icon will get opened. what should i do? You people have the same experience. what is the problem.

  • did anybody tried cyanogen mod 10 nightly for this model?? Is it good or buggy ? Does it improve the performance??

  • Hey Every one i have problem that i was using macfee when i uninstall it my cell(SE X ARC S ) rest again and again , can any one help me ? plz i am waiting

  • gb ;)

  • Flashtool , Search for it on Google and see the usage tutorials on xda developers site

  • If you use the phone (for internet browsing, Facebook, )(Brightness set to 25%) , it will lose 1 percent every 5 minutes.(Will last for 8 hours) If you leave the phone on standby on 2G/3G (With Data turned off) It will lose 1 percent every 2 hours & 15 minutes. (Will last 9 days) Other than that, the phone is great, and looks luxurious and expensive. And there are hundreds of Custom roms that are fast and Bloatware-free.

  • hi guys, i wanna buy new smartphone and i saw the xperia arc s,and i liked so much,my issue is i'm confuse about this phone,should i buy it or not,i search it and i know alot of stuff about it,but i'm still not sure...should i buy one??? and ..i must know first about his battery life??i mean like when i'm travailing,does it last for long,cus i'm that kind of persons who use the phone all the time..

  • This one or Samsung Galaxy S Plus I9001 ???

  • is there any front cam for video calls via skype or ym ?

  • Go for Xperia Arc S bro,i am using this mobile for 4 months,its a good cell. Its slim so u should care. I am using GB currently,havnt update ICS, but i heard also wifi conectvity issur after update. GB is also better. I would suggestt for ARC S.

  • ics? or gb?

  • After doing the instruction..turn off your phone and them on again..(reset)..this what I did..it works now

  • Is there a good program to flash it without root? Something like ODIN for samsung phones?