Update Sony Xperia Play with Android ICS 4.0.3 Firmware – How to

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Xperia PLAY from Sony Ericsson has become the popular Android phone for gamers. The update in Ice Cream Sandwich has really intensified the playing games with the use of the Face Unlock feature and many more.

When you want to have an update in the firmware of your Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY into the Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0.3, then the tutorial to install this is found here. Remember this, users that this is not the official update yet and you will encounter some errors. And so update your Xperia Play at your risk and do not blame us in case something will go wrong. But just look at this brighter side the update allows you to access new great features of the newest Android platform of Google.

Features of the Ice Cream Sandwich for the Xperia PLAY:

• This comes pre-rooted having the busybox and the Superuser installed
• Ice Cream Sandwich animation is included
• ROM is deodexed
• Basebands .64 and .62 compatible
• Trebuchet Launcher Added 9CM (ICS 4.0.3 one)

When you decide to go on then you must be aware of the possible risks. Which is better to just make the backup of the important files in order that the data will be corrupted or erased this same may be restored easily.

Steps to backup all data in the Xperia Play

• Sync the phone contacts together with the app in Gmail that may be restored later.
• Restore messages in the SMS Backup & Restore application
• Copy in to the Internal/External SD Card the videos, music, Files and Pictures
• Will back up all the settings along the path-MMS & Internet- Settings ‘Applications> Settings> Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks> Access Point Names’.
• Sync phone contacts having the application in Gmail that may be restored later on.
• MMS & Settings –Backup all its settings along the path ‘Applications>Settings> Wireless and Network>Mobile Networks> Access Point Names’

Note -Transfer manually to Evernote application or note down in the book.

Guide to Update the Xperia Play with the ICS Firmware Android 4.0.3:

Step no.1 -You must download this ICS zip package Android 4.0 and to save your own computer. Then connect the phone into your own Personal Computer using the USB cable then transfer this file onto the root directory in your own phone’s SD card.

Step no.2- You must enable also the Debugging USB by proceeding to Settings>Applications> Development that ensure this debugging USB is enabled.

Step no. 3 -You must ensure that this device must be left having the minimum charge of 60 percent in order to make the device enter into the Recovery mode to expedite safer and smoother update of the firmware.

Step no.4 -You must turn off the Xperia Play from Sony then you must boot into the recovery mode. And as the device is rebooting, just boot to the Clockwork Mod Recovery having the help of its Volume keys click the power button to choose.

Step no. 5 -At the ClockworkMod Recovery, choose ‘wipe/data/factory reset’ and ‘wipe cache partition.’

Step no. 6 – Just select this ‘Install Zip along the SD card’ option then select the zip package that you have copied into your SD card first.

Step no. 7- When the file is chosen, you must have to wait until your device will get rebooted.

Step no.8 – And in case when you revert back again into the menu recovery, just choose this option of ++++ Go Back++++ then you must ‘reboot the system now’ to be able to restart your device in this Android 4.0 ICS firmware. When the device will not reboot, just re-insert its phone battery then you must re follow the entire procedure above mentioned.

At this point of time you have just successfully installed the ICS Android 4.0.3 in your own Xperia PLAY smartphone.  You can now enjoy your updated Xperia Play Sony Ericsson device having all those great and wonderful features mentioned above.

Source- XDA developer’s

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