Xperia Arc S No charge after after ICS update

[gwlg]

Hi,

i have a Xperia Arc S bought in March. Everything was working fine until i updated the firmware to ICS.

My phone is unable to charge itself when i turn it off...it charges fine when its on.

The blue LED lights up for a few seconds and the screen briefly shows the Sony Xperia bootup screen and then goes off repeatedly in a loop...this loop repeats during the entire time it remained plugged to the charger when the phone is off. The phone can then only be turned on when u unplug the charger when in this state.

i tried leaving it to see if it would charge anyway but it didnt. with a battery of 70%, i woke up next morning with 5% and the "rebooting loop" as mentioned still ongoing with the phone hot.

i took out the battery for like 15mins and put it back with same results.

I used PC Companion to reflash the firmware, repair firmware, did a complete wipe but still the same problem.

Currently, with this problem, this makes me have to constantly remember to switch off the phone when my battery is like 5% till i reach home so that i can turn it on to let it charge.

My Phone did not have this problem before the ICS update.

Model No.: LT18i

Android Version: 4.0.3

Baseband version: 8x55A-AAABQOAZM-203028G-70

Kernal version: 2.6.32.9-perf BuildUser@BuildHost #1

Build No.: 4.1.A.0.562

Any help,advice and info would be appreciated. Ive run out of ideas even though im not new to the Android platform.

[Nabeel]

Is your mobile rooted ?

i and another user are facing the same problem

Read this thread carefully and follow every suggestion

[gwlg]

Yes, it is rooted. but i dont think that root is the cause of the problem those...although i hv no proof of this. i tink its got to do with the ICS firmware, maybe a clash of certain commands or something...im still thinking of other solutions...im pretty sure it isnt a hardware problem....lets keep each other posted..

[Uliwooly]

do you have any antivirus, taskillers and/or battery apps?

also try to repair your phone and don't install nor activate any app, do you have the same issue?

Update Service (SUS)

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

http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/Software%20Downloads/Update_Service_Setup-2.11.12.5.exe

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/36355

Don't forget to mark theCorrect Answers & Helpful Answers

[Nabeel]

Ofcourse not a hardware problem

I hope you read my replies in other thread

i said that after i did a repair , i could charge my mobile ( while switched off without any problem ).

But as soon as i rooted it the problem came again

So..... root is the cause and i seriously don't know why

Please letme know whenever you find a solution to it

i am trying to find for it as well

[Nabeel · Accepted solution]

Yo buddy check this thread