Sony Ericsson ha rilasciato oggi una prima versione alpha di Android Ice Cream Sandwich per alcuni modelli della serie Xperia. I modelli al momento interessati sono Xperia Arc S, Xperia neo V e Xperia ray.

Però come vedremo di seguito si tratta di una prima versione Alpha e tante funzioni sono state o disabilitate o non funzionano proprio al momento. Questa ROM si rivolge sopratutto ai developer che vogliono testare come sarà Android Ice Cream Sandwich sui modelli sopra citati. Vediamo le caratteristiche di questa ROM:

These are some of the features turned off or not yet working in this alpha ROM:

• Google Mobile Services (GMS) apps are not included (for example, Gmail, Google Maps, etc.).
• Modem is turned off and SIM card will therefore not be recognised (this also means you can’t make any phone calls).
• Bluetooth™ is turned off.
• Wi-Fi® is turned off.
• ANT+ is turned off.
• FM-radio is turned off.

This alpha ROM includes a number of new features:

• New “Roboto” font.
• New “Holo” theme is supported (you are able to test apps written to make use of the Holo theme).
• Music player control from lock screen.
• Updated UI in the Settings menu.
• Updated UI in the web browser.
• Updated UI and interaction with the new messaging action bar.
• Updated UI for improved multitasking.
• Swipe to dismiss notifications, tasks and browser tabs in the Notification menu.

In pratica non funziona quasi nulla, e ovviamente per provare questa ROM va sbloccato il bootloader con la procedura che Sony Ericsson stessa ha reso ufficiale qualche tempo fa. Vi mostro anche un video con Android Ice Cream Sandwich in funzione.

Se avete comunque un Xperia di quelli citati vi lascio anche la guida redatta dal sito http://developer.sonyericsson.com:

1. Make sure your phone is running the latest software release, which is build number 4.0.2.A.0.42. If not, upgrade your phone through PC Companion. If you can’t upgrade to this build number, it is not possible to try the Ice Cream Sandwich alpha ROM for Xperia™ phones.
2. Go to unlockbootloader.sonyericsson.com  and unlock the boot loader of your phone. To do this, you must read through and agree to all the legal and warranty conditions that apply.
3. Download the Ice Cream Sandwich alpha ROM for Xperia™ arc S  (132MB), the Ice Cream Sandwich alpha ROM for Xperia™ neo V (131MB) or the Ice Cream Sandwich alpha ROM for Xperia™ ray  (132MB) depending on your phone model.
4. Extract the downloaded zip file to your Android Fastboot directory. For example: ..\android-sdk\fastboot\Xperia_arcS_ICS_alpha.
5. Open a command prompt and go to your Fastboot directory: ..\android-sdk\fastboot\
6. Flash the three alpha ROM files one at a time using Fastboot. Use these three commands (replace the folder name if you are using Xperia™ neo V or Xperia™ ray):
• fastboot flash boot ..\Fastboot\Xperia_arcS_ICS_alpha\boot.img
• fastboot flash userdata ..\Fastboot\Xperia_arcS_ICS_alpha\userdata.img
• fastboot flash system ..\Fastboot\Xperia_arcS_ICS_alpha\system.img
7. Once done, please reboot your phone.

Fonte | AndroidGuys

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